Thursday, July 2, 2015

Saudi Billionaire Prince Pledges Entire $32 billion(N6.4Tr) Fortune To Charity

Saudi Arabia’s billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal yesterday pledged his entire $32-billion (28.8-billion-euro) fortune to charitable projects over the coming years.

The prince said in a statement that the “philanthropic pledge will help build bridges to foster cultural understanding, develop communities, empower women, enable youth, provide vital disaster relief and create a more tolerant and accepting world.”

He said the donation “will be allocated according to a well-devised plan throughout the coming years” but stressed there was no time limit on when the donation would be spent.
The magnate belongs to the Saudi royal family and is a nephew of king Abdullah, who died on 23 January."

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