The Saudi Minister of Finance, Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, who is also Chairman of Board of Directors of The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), and Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz signed here on Tuesday a soft-loan agreement worth SR 75 million to be provided by the Fund for renovating and equipping a number of maternity hospitals in Cuba. On the Saudi side, the signing ceremony was attended by the Fund's Vice President and Managing Director Eng. Yousef Al-Bassam, Saudi Acting Chargé D'affaires to Mexico Mohammed Al-Yahya, and members of the delegation accompanying the Finance Minister. On the Cuban side, it was attended by Minister of Public Health Jose Cabrera, Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Ramon Ripoll and a number of officials.
