SBI to launch Saudi Arabia's first Japanese equity fund

Japan financial group taps Middle Eastern appetite for overseas assets

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Saudi Arabia is seeking to diversify its oil-dependent economy under the Saudi Vision 2030 initiative. © Reuters

MASAYUKI SHIKATA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan's SBI Holdings and Saudi Arabia's Albilad Capital have reached a basic agreement to provide investment funds to each other, including what will be Saudi Arabia's first Japanese-equity mutual fund.

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