SAMA assets climb to SAR 2.801 trillion in July

27/08/2014 Argaam Special

 

The assets of Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), the kingdom’s central bank, rose to around SAR 2.801 trillion in July-- six billion riyals above June 2014 figures, the bank said in a monthly report.

 

The central bank’s assets climbed in July by SAR 195 billion compared to the same month last year.

 

SAMA Assets in 2014

Change(SARbillion)

(SAR billion)

 

42+

2781

January 2014

( 4 )

2777

February 2014

5+

2782

March 2014

+7

2789

April 2014

14+

2803

May 2014

( 8 )

2795

June 2014

6+

2801

July 2014

 

SAMA’s investments in foreign securities, more than 70 percent of its total assets, climbed to SAR 2.068 trillion by end of July, nine percent higher than the same month in 2013, continuing an uptrend for 54 months in a row.

 

SAMA's Assets for July 2014 (SAR billion)

Change

2014

2013

 

%7.4+

217.8

202.8

Foreigncurrencyandgold

(%30.6)

20.4

29.4

Cashonhand

%3.4+

469.1

454.0

Depositsatforeignbanks

+9.0%

2068.2

1896.8

Securitiesinvestmentsabroad

%9.4 +

25.5

23.3

Otherassets

%7.5 +

2801.0

2606.3

Total

 

 

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