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Saudi banks donate $41.4 million to combat coronavirus

Saudi banks donate $41.4 million to combat coronavirus
A Saudi money exchanger wears gloves as he counts Saudi riyal currency at a currency exchange shop in Riyadh, º£½ÇÖ±²¥ March 10, 2020. (REUTERS)
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Updated 28 March 2020

Saudi banks donate $41.4 million to combat coronavirus

Saudi banks donate $41.4 million to combat coronavirus
  • The banks were wanting to express their sense of social responsibility to support the relentless efforts in the face of the unprecedented global crisis

JEDDAH: A group of Saudi banks have announced their support for the Health Endowment Fund to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), with a total of SR155.1 million ($41.3 million). The banks were wanting to express their sense of social responsibility to support the relentless efforts in the face of the unprecedented global crisis.
º£½ÇÖ±²¥n British Bank put forward SR17 million to the fund; Banque Saudi Fransi SR12 million; Al-Rajhi Bank SR25 million; Riyad Bank SR17 million; Arab National Bank SR12 million; the National Commercial Bank SR33 million; Samba Bank donated SR16.5 million, among other banks.