<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>[RIYADH] Saudi National Bank is seeking a US$1 billion syndicated loan, continuing a borrowing rush by the kingdom’s lenders that are helping finance a US$2 trillion economic overhaul.</p><p>DBS Bank and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group are the mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners of the five-year deal, according to a person familiar with the matter. The loan is being syndicated to the broader market, including Asia, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing a private matter. </p><p>SNB didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.</p><p>The SNB deal is the latest in a series of funding transactions from the Middle East, notably from Saudi Arabia, tapping Asian liquidity as economies there press ahead with expansion plans and seek to diversify funding sources. </p><p>Middle Eastern borrowers raised around US$13.5 billion via syndicated loans across the Asia Pacific so far in 2025, a record high and nearly three times the amount garnered during the same period last year, according to Bloomberg-compiled data that tracks volumes since 1999. </p><p>The SNB offering pays an interest margin of 90 basis points over the benchmark Secured Overnight Financing Rate and is targeting lenders globally, the person said.</p><p>Last month, Riyad Bank SJSC secured a US$1.5 billion syndicated loan, primarily from banks in Greater China, while Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund ADQ obtained a US$5 billion facility in October, targeting a similar pool of lenders. BLOOMBERG</p></div></div>

三菱日聯金融集團

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星展集團(ADR)

<p>沙特國家銀行正在尋求 10 億美元的銀團貸款，這是中東貸方為融資 2 萬億美元經濟改革而進行的一輪借貸狂潮的一部分。星展銀行和三菱日聯金融集團是主要安排人。該貸款面向全球貸方，利息差為基準利率上浮 90 個基點。中東借款人在 2025 年通過亞太地區的銀團貸款籌集了 135 億美元，創下歷史新高</p>

沙特國家銀行的 10 億美元貸款進一步推動了中東地區的投資熱潮