The Kingdom Public Investment Fund along with Japan’s SoftBank have already begun installing the utility-scale 200GW of solar power in the country. Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Khalid al-Falih stated at a post-budget event that the Kingdom has started implementing an… Read More ›
Public Investment Fund
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund takes out its first ever $11 billion international syndicated loan
The development assumes strategic importance since the development is part of a package aimed at diversifying Saudi Arabia’s oil-export driven economy. In a development that marks the first commercial borrowing by Saudi Arabia’s top sovereign wealth fund, the Kingdom’s Public… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia’s Aramco eyeing controlling stake at SABIC
While the size of the stake is yet unknown, what is certain is that it wants a majority stake in SABIC. As per two sources familiar with the matter at hand, Saudi Arabia’s Aramco aims to purchase a controlling stake… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund to invest $20 billion along with BlackStone in a $50 billion fund
The PIF is of strategic nature for Saudi Arabia since it is part of its economic reform plan. The fund aims to invest in educational and medical projects and create 20,000 jobs in the next two years. On Tuesday, the… Read More ›