Awwal 15, 1432, April 19, 2011, SPA-- Prince Salman Ibn Abdulaziz, the Governor of Riyadh Province received here today Amr bin Abdullah Al-Dabbagh, the Governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and Chairman of Board of Directors of the Centennial Fund; Dr. Abdulaziz bin Homoud Al-Mutairi, the Fund's Acting Director General; and a number of the beneficiaries of the Fund's loans. At the outset of the meeting, Al-Dabbagh briefed Prince Salman on the vital roles played by the Fund in activating medium and small projects, noting that 3,444 projects at financing costs of SR 730 million have been approved in the Kingdom, noting that the Fund has contributed to provide more than 4,000 jobs for male and female youth in the Kingdom's provinces. Prince Salman thanked Al-Dabbagh and the Fund's employees for their efforts in assisting the youth to start their own businesses materially or directing them to the optimal fields of investment. The meeting was attended by Dr. Awwad Bin Saleh Al-Awwad, Advisor to the Governor of Riyadh Province.
