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Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is scaling back direct investment in large-scale tourism projects but will 'assume the early stage risks,' with private investors expected to provide execution capital.

Saudi Arabia is seeing a shift in tourism investment, with private capital increasingly funding new hotel keys and overall tourism projects. The sovereign wealth fund is reducing direct commitments but still assumes early-stage risks. This indicates a growing private sector role in the kingdom's tourism development.
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is scaling back direct investment in large-scale tourism projects but will 'assume the early stage risks,' with private investors expected to provide execution capital.