VOL. XXXI

NO. 26

4-APRIL-1988

Financial and Banking News

BUDGETS AND REVENUES

'Abd al-Latif says Saudi Borrowing Plans Still Not Finalized

Despite a flurry of contradictory reports last week the Saudi Government hasstill not finalized its plans for borrowing to cover the budget deficit,according to the Deputy Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, ShaikhAhmad 'Abd al-Latif. The confusion arose from a story published by Reuters whichquoted unnamed bankers in the Kingdom as saying that the...