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Saudi Arabia's government has [announced / announcing] it will invest a whopping $23 billion in a [massive / missive] makeover for its capital city, Riyadh. The huge investment is part of a project to [beautiful / beautify] the city, create hundreds of thousands of jobs, [boast / boost] leisure and tourism, and transform Riyadh into "one of the world's most livable cities". In [addition / plus] to the government's cash [injection / syringe] , a further $15 billion in private sector [finding / funding] will help finance huge investment opportunities [for / on] businesses. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will head the committee overseeing the [ambition / ambitious] project. It is part of the Crown Prince's Vision 2030 initiative aimed at diversifying the kingdom's revenue sources and reducing its [reliance / relevance] on oil.

The plan is set to be the [envious / envy] of other world capitals, which can only dream of being awarded such [waste / vast] amounts of money. It aims to improve the quality of life for the capital's 5 million [residence / residents] . A focus on leisure is [integer / integral] to making people happier. The plan includes the [construction / construct] of over 130km of cycling track, a park that will be [quadruplet / quadruple] the size of New York's Central Park, and hundreds of art installations. Riyadh will be a greener city as the amount of green space [per / par] person will be increased by 16-fold. This will be [attribute / achieved] by planting 7.5 million trees and creating dozens of community gardens. Work will begin in the second [halve / half] of the year. It will create 70,000 jobs and take up to a [decade / decadence] to complete.

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