PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND

Saudi Arabia’s PIF Seeks $11 Billion Loan, FT Reports

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in NEOM for a working holiday, chairing the first ever meeting of the council of ministers in the planned megacity.
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is set to choose international banks to lend the wealth fund $11 billion, according to a report in the London-based Financial Times.

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