Saudi banks’ treasury bond rise by SAR 47 bln in H1 2019

30/07/2019 Argaam Special

 

The investments of Saudi banks in treasury bonds increased by SAR 46.7 billion year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 351.6 billion in H1 2019, new data from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.

 

Saudi banks’ investments in treasury bonds also by SAR 2.4 billion month-on-month (MoM) in June 2019.

 

SAMA’s foreign assets declined by SAR 3.2 billion to around SAR 1.96 trillion in June 2019.

 

Saudi Banks Investment In Treasury Bonds (SAR bln)

Month

Value

Variation

January 2018

262.2

+ 7.8

February

269.4

+ 7.2

March

273.7

+ 4.3

April

278.9

+ 5.2

May

281.7

+ 2.8

June

284.3

+ 2.6

July

286.4

+ 2.1

August

290.6

+ 4.2

September

296.6

+ 6.0

October

301.1

+4.5

November

303.2

+2.1

December

304.9

+1.7

January 2019

320.2

+15.3

February

331.2

+11.0

March

336.0

+4.8

April

343.1

+7.1

May

349.2

+6.1

June

351.6

+2.4

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