Saudi PIF launches new company to run Expo 2030
The company will be called Expo 2030 Riyadh Company, PIF said in a statement to Reuters, adding that the masterplan for the project covered an area of 6 million square meters to the north of the city.
Expo 2030 Riyadh is projected to attract more than 40 million visits and, once operational, it is expected to contribute around $5.6 billion to Saudi Arabia's GDP, PIF said. (Reporting by Jana Choukeir; writing by Pesha Magid and Federico Maccioni; Editing by Alison Williams)
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