VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 31

1-MAY-1995

Financial and Banking News

Public Finance

Saudi Government Bonds For Overdue Payments Initiate Market Improvements

Mr. Salih al-'Umar, Undersecretary of the Saudi Ministry of Finance andNational Economy, said on 25 April that government bonds worth some SR5bn($1.3bn) had been distributed through local banks to about 120 companies tocover overdue payments. His statement follows a report in MEES of a SaudiGovernment decision to cover about one-fifth of its overdue...