VOL. XXXIV

NO. 47

26-AUGUST-1991

Financial and Banking News

Loans

Saudi Arabia Reported to Have Signed $1.5bn Loan for Soviet Union

Saudi Arabia is reported to have signed a $1.5bn loan with the Soviet Unionat the beginning of August. The Kingdom agreed in November 1990 to extend $4bnin credits to the Soviet Union (MEES, 3 December 1990). The $1.5bn loan isreported to be divided into two equal portions, which will be used for balanceof payments support and project finance.

In January Kuwait signed a...