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Saudi Arabia's government has it will invest a whopping $23 billion in a massive makeover for its capital city, Riyadh. The huge investment part of a project to the city, hundreds of thousands of jobs, boost leisure and tourism, and Riyadh into "one of the world's most livable cities". In addition to the government's cash injection, a further $15 billion in private sector funding will finance huge investment opportunities for businesses. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will the committee the ambitious project. It is part of the Crown Prince's Vision 2030 initiative at diversifying the kingdom's revenue sources and its reliance on oil.

The plan is to be the envy of other world capitals, which can only of being awarded such vast amounts of money. It aims to the quality of life for the capital's 5 million residents. A focus on leisure is integral to people happier. The plan the construction of over 130km of cycling track, a park that will quadruple the size of New York's Central Park, and hundreds of art installations. Riyadh will be a greener city as the amount of green space per person will be by 16-fold. This will be by planting 7.5 million trees and creating dozens of community gardens. Work will in the second half of the year. It will create 70,000 jobs and take up to a decade to .