Sunday, 31 May 2009

PIF eyes stake in mortgage lenders

The Public Investment Fund (PIF), the Saudi finance ministry's investment vehicle, plans to take stakes of up to 40 per cent in new mortgage lenders, industry sources said on Saturday.

PIF, which is already one of the biggest investors in the Saudi stock market, said in March that it plans to venture into mortgage financing in anticipation of a mortgage law expected to come into effect this year.

The new law could open up home ownership to more of the 25 million population in the most populous Gulf Arab country, less than a third of whom currently own property.

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