Saudi Real Estate Fund and NCB to provide financing services across the Kingdom

Saudi Real Estate Fund and NCB to provide financing services across the Kingdom

RIYADH: The Real Estate Development Fund (REDF) has struck a deal with the National Commercial Bank (NCB), to provide financing and housing services to the beneficiaries of the "Sakani" program, SPA reported. It is the fourth such agreement signed by the fund with financing agencies as it aims to accelerate the pace of residential ownership of families across the Kingdom. "We look forward to the presence of all our partners from financing agencies in all the fund's branches during the coming period to provide financing and housing solutions closely to Saudi families within the subsidized loan program," said the general supervisor of the REDF, Mansour Bin Madi. The Sakani housing program aims to raise Saudi home ownership to 70 percent by 2030. DUBAI: A slowdown in the sales of agriculture, dairy, and processed food products dragged earnings lower at Saudi Arabia's National Agricultural Development Company (NADEC). First quarter net profit fell by almost two-thirds to SR6. 4 million ($1. 7 million), it said in a stock exchange filing on Wednesday. Cost of sales also rose mainly because of the removal of the government subsidy on animal feed, it said. NADEC reduced its marketing spend and other financial costs to offset