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Saudi Arabia launches first residential mortgage-backed securities
The move is a step toward boosting liquidity and bank lending in the kingdom
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Saudi banks could offload as much as $48 billion in mortgages to the Saudi Real Estate Refinance Co. by 2030, as the kingdom launches its first residential mortgage-backed securities.
The SRC, which is wholly owned by the Public...