Saudi eyes tourism development with major Red Sea project

Saudi eyes tourism development with major Red Sea project
August 1, 2017 - 11:07 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Saudi Arabia plans to develop resorts on about 50 islands off the kingdom's Red Sea coast backed by its Public Investment Fund (PIF), Reuters reports citing a statement carried by state news agency SPA on Tuesday, August 1.

The Red Sea Project, to be built between the cities of Amlaj and al-Jawh, will offer a nature reserve, diving in coral reefs and heritage sites. It will break ground in the third quarter of 2019 and complete its first phase in the fourth quarter of 2022.

The PIF will make initial investments in the project and seek partnerships with international investors and hoteliers, the statement said, without elaborating on the cost of the project.

The fund, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is believed to have assets totaling about $183 billion and is set to receive a cash infusion next year after the share sale of state oil giant Saudi Aramco.

The crown prince has said more than half of the proceeds from that sale would be reinvested domestically to develop promising Saudi non-oil sectors.

Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS
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