LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Tuesday it had unlocked 6.4 billion pounds ($8.6 billion) in trade and investment agreements with Saudi Arabia, following finance minister Rachel Reeves’ meetings in Riyadh aimed at deepening economic ties with Gulf nations.
The deal includes 5 billion pounds in export finance from UK Export Finance for projects in Saudi Arabia which will help British companies win contracts, the government said. There were also multi-million-pound investment deals involving Aberdeen Investcorp, Barclays, HSBC and UK artificial intelligence firm Quantexa, the statement added.
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(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti; editing by Sarah Young)
