Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF has announced the completion its first murabaha credit facility for the sum of $7 billion, as part of its medium-term capital raising strategy.

 

The financing structure is backed by a consortium of 20 international and regional financial institutions, said a statement from PIF.

 

Fahad AlSaif, PIF’s Head of the Global Capital Finance Division and Head of Investment Strategy and Economic Insights Division, said: "This inaugural murabaha credit facility demonstrates the flexibility and depth of PIF’s financing strategy and use of diversified funding sources, as we continue to drive transformative investments, globally and in Saudi Arabia." 

 

"This financing complements PIF’s successful sukuk issuances over the past two years. It also underpins PIF’s strong financial position, as well as its best-practice approach to debt financing," stated AlSaif.

 

The Saudi wealth fund is rated Aa3 by Moody’s with a stable outlook and A+ by Fitch, also with stable outlook. 

 

PIF has four main sources of funding: capital injections from government, government asset transfers, retained earnings from investments, and loans and debt instruments, he added.-TradeArabia News Service