'For NEOM, the projects, the intended scale is continuing as planned. There is no change in scale,' Saudi Economy Minister Faisal Al Ibrahim told CNBC.
In early April, reports emerged that The Line project, a planned glass-walled city meant to stretch for 105 miles across the Saudi desert by 2030, would be a length of just 1.5 miles by that time — a reduction of 98.6%.
"We set out to do something unprecedented and we're doing something unprecedented, and we will deliver something that's unprecedented." Al Ibrahim stressed that the projects would be delivered according to plan, but with the qualification that decisions were being made for "optimal economic impact." NEOM political map of the 500 billion dollar megacity project in Saudi Arabia along the Red Sea coast. Location of the smart and tourist city with autonomous judicial system. English labeling. Vector.Still, the minister emphasized that "for NEOM, the projects, the intended scale is continuing as planned. There is no change in scale."
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