VOL. XXXVII

NO. 25

21-MARCH-1994

Financial and Banking News

Regional Financing

Saudi Arabia Seeks $1.85Bn To Cover Deferred Payments To US Arms Suppliers

Chase Manhattan, Citibank and J.P. Morgan are arranging the first loan to beraised by the Saudi Government to cover its deferred payments to US armssuppliers. Many of the details still have to be worked out, but the three banksare proposing to arrange a $1.85bn facility which would be repayable over aboutfive years. A loan of this amount would be...