CITY PLAY

Qiddiya confirms sovereign funding for $40B “city for play”

The city expects to develop around 120 hotels with 41,000 rooms over the next 20 years

Qiddiya

Artist's rendering of Qiddiya's Six Flags park.

Qiddiya officials say the $40 billion “city for play” project will rely comfortably on Saudi sovereign funding for years, despite recent calls for greater involvement from the private sector.

“We recognise that creating a brand-new city from...