Saudi Industrial Fund issues loans worth SAR 4.2 bln in H1-15

19/08/2015 Argaam - Exclusive

The Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) said it has approved 69 industrial loans worth SAR 4.2 billion in the first half of 2015.

 

SIDF has financed the establishment of 60 new projects accounting for 95 percent of total loans, as well as the expansion of nine existing projects.

 

The total cost of all projects stood at SAR 13.14 billion, which are expected to create 4,373 jobs.

 

A total of 3,838 loans worth SAR 122.2 billion have been approved by the fund (since inception) until the end of H1-2015. The organization has also offered to contribute to the establishment of 2,777 industrial projects in the kingdom.

 

Loans Issued by SIDF – H1-2015

Percent of total loans issued

Value

(SAR bln)

No.

Loan

95%

4

60

Loans to new industrial projects

5%

0.2

9

Loans for existing industrial projects’ expansions

100%

4.2

69

Total

 

On a sector level, consumer industries dominated 50 percent of total loans, or SAR 2.1 billion. Chemical industries came second accounting for 24 percent, or SAR 1.01 billion.

 

Loans Issued by Industry – H1-2015

Percent of total loans

Value (SAR mln)

Industry

50%

2,089

Consumer

24%

1,013

Chemical

16%

666

Other

7%

287

Building materials

3%

142

Engineering industry

100%

4,197

Total

 
 

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