Riyadh Province ranked the first among the Kingdom's provinces in terms of the number of loans provided by Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) since its establishment in 1394 until 1430H. The Riyadh Province received 1,149 loans worth SR 16.955 Million to help finance its 802 industrial projects, which represents 37 percent of the total value of loans. An annual report issued recently said that Riyadh Province ranked the first among the Kingdom's provinces in 1430H in terms of number of loans and the third in term of value of loans that amounts to SR 814 million representing 16 per cent of the total value of loans approved by the Fund.