Saudi Arabia has recently injected an additional $400 million as part of a Saudi-Egyptian loan agreement to develop the Sinai Peninsula, said a report, citing a senior Egyptian minister.
With this investment, the kingdom's total funding in Sinai through its Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has risen to around $900 million, Egyptian Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr told Amwal Al Ghad.
The agreement, titled King Salman's program for the development of the peninsula of Sinai, was signed by officials of both countries in Riyadh last year.
The pact was aimed at giving Egypt a $1.5 billion soft loan to help it develop Sinai region and buy Saudi oil products needed for development purposes.
The program includes the construction of King Salman's University in Al Tor city besides funding a series of agricultural and irrigation projects, and upgrading North Sinai's network of roads.
Amwal Al Ghad
12 June
