Saudi Arabia’s treasury bond holdings rose in January

04/03/2018 Argaam Special

 

Saudi banks’ investments in treasury bonds increased by nearly SAR 7.8 billion month-on-month to approximately SAR 262.2 billion in January, new data from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.

 

Meanwhile, SAMA’s foreign assets fell SAR 1.8 billion in January to SAR 1.90 trillion.

 

Saudi Holdings of US Treasuries

Month

Value (USD bln)

Change

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

+6.2

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

January 2018

262.2

+7.8

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