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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
Business
Riyadh - Fatehelrahman Yousif

Saudi Aviation, Travel Industry Financing to Exceed $37 Billion

Saudi Economy and Planning Minister Faisal al-Ibrahim delivers a speech at the Future Aviation Forum in Riyadh (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia’s Economy and Planning Minister Faisal al-Ibrahim has revealed that the Kingdom plans to boost its financing of travel, tourism, and aviation sectors. The finance ceiling will be raised to over SAR 140 billion ($37 billion), according to the minister.

Saudi Arabia has embarked on implementing digital application, e-government and attracting efficiencies due to the challenges facing the aviation sector in the world, al-Ibrahim said, noting that airports in Saudi Arabia, through Saudi Vision 2030, will provide several job opportunities to enhance national investments.

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