Knowledge City secures SAR 150M financing from SAIB
The loan term is four and a half years. It will be used to finance working capital to implement the company's strategy, KEC said in a statement to Tadawul.
Land plots were mortgaged, and some promissory notes were provided as collateral for the financing.
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