Saudi Arabia’s PIF launches offshore platform tourism project – Reuters

  • Date: 17-Oct-2021
  • Source: Reuters
  • Sector:Tourism
  • Country:Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia’s PIF launches offshore platform tourism project – Reuters

CAIRO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, announced on Saturday the launch of "THE RIG", which it said would be the world's first tourism destination on offshore platforms.

The fund, the engine of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's economic transformation plans for Saudi Arabia, manages a portfolio worth $400 billion.

It added in a statement that the project was located in the gulf and spanned an area of more than 150,000 square metres.