A delegation from the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) Enquiry Mission has organized the first workshop to assess the Kingdom's bid for hosting the World Expo 2030 in Riyadh as part of BIE's procedures to select the hosting country. The workshop was held in the presence of Fahd Al-Rasheed, CEO of Royal Commission for Riyadh City, and members of BIE's visiting delegation as well as a number of representatives from concerned agencies. The workshop discussed Saudi Arabia's bid to host Expo 2030 as well as the added value of hosting the high-profile global event in Riyadh. Al-Rasheed explained that Riyadh has the potential to host an exceptional version of the World Expo thanks to the special care and attention of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Royal Commission for Riyadh City. He also pointed out that Riyadh has hosted large international events before and has won international recognition for this. The delegation also met with Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan and reviewed the details related to the Kingdom's commitment to financially support the exhibition. The minister voiced the Kingdom's commitment to put in place all necessary preparations to finance and host the World Expo, including providing basic and operational expenditures. Al-Jadaan added that the economic and financial reforms the Kingdom has witnessed as per Saudi Vision 2030 have led to pushing and accelerating the growth rate. The World Expo falls within the Kingdom's initiatives which will contribute to creating various economic opportunities and generating revenues in several sectors in Riyadh. — SPA
