Saudi banks’ treasury bond holdings rose in December

30/01/2018 Argaam Special

 

Saudi banks’ investments in treasury bonds increased by nearly SAR 3.7 billion month-on-month to approximately SAR 254.4 billion in December, new data from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.

 

Banks’ treasury bond holdings rose by nearly SAR 76 billion during 2017.

 

Meanwhile, SAMA’s foreign assets fell SAR 7.8 billion in December to SAR 1.9 trillion.

 

Saudi Banks’ Investment In Treasury Bonds (SAR bln)

Month

Value

Variation

January 2017

178.3

(0.1)

February

178.9

+0.6

March

178.7

(0.2)

April

194.9

+16.2

May

197.8

+2.9

June

200.4

+2.6

July

215.8

+15.4

August

228.5

+12.7

September

235.4

+6.9

October

244.9

+9.5

November

250.7

+5.8

December

254.4

+3.7

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