Saudi wealth fund PIF raises $1b from stake sale in telecom firm STC

Saudi wealth fund PIF raises $1b from stake sale in telecom firm STC

The Kingdom Tower, center rear, stands as automobile traffic moves along the King Fahd highway, left and Olaya Street, right, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund PIF has raised 3.86 billion riyals ($1.03 billion) from selling a 2% stake in telecom firm STC, PIF said on Thursday, as it seeks to raise funds for the Gulf country’s economic diversification programme.