Break it Down: Victory Metals wins Saudi backing in US$10m deal
Stockhead's Break it Down brings you today's leading market news in under 90 seconds.
In this episode, host Tylah Tully unpacks Victory Metals (ASX:VTM) latest news, who have received US$10 million from Saudi Arabia to advance its North Stanmore rare earths project.
The loan facility is from Sanabil Investments, a sovereign investment firm wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Tune in to hear all about it.
While Victory Metals is a Stockhead advertiser, it did not sponsor this content.
Originally published as Break it Down: Victory Metals wins Saudi backing in US$10m deal
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