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Saudi Fund for Development Signs SAR1.77 Billion in Loans with 11 Countries in 2025
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) signed 13 development loan agreements worth SAR1.77 billion with 11 developing countries in fiscal year 2025, according to its annual report. The loans finance priority projects that support sustainable development and reinforce Saudi Arabia's leading role in global development finance. Three countries—Suriname, the Solomon Islands, and Barbados—joined the fund's portfolio for the first time.
The Asia-Pacific region received six loans worth SAR855 million, Latin America and the Caribbean received three worth SAR422.62 million, Africa received two worth SAR368.28 million, and Europe received two worth SAR120 million.
Social infrastructure accounted for the largest share, with seven loans totaling SAR1.11 billion (62.8%). This was followed by energy, with three loans worth SAR337.5 million (19.1%); transport and communications, with two loans worth SAR176.25 million (10%); and agriculture, with one loan worth SAR143.29 million (8.1%).
Nine loans to eight countries, worth SAR1.32 billion, were co-financed with other lenders. Partners included the Islamic Development Bank, the OPEC Fund for International Development, the Asian Development Bank, and the beneficiary governments. The projects had a combined cost of SAR4.97 billion, while co-financed loans accounted for nearly three-quarters of the year's lending.
Over five decades, the fund has provided 808 development loans worth SAR83.26 billion to 101 developing countries.
