Saudi banks’ treasury bond holdings rise to SAR 301 bln in October

03/12/2018 Argaam Special

 

Saudi banks’ investments in treasury bonds increased by SAR 4.5 billion month-on-month to approximately SAR 301.1 billion in October, new data issued by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.

 

SAMA’s foreign assets rose SAR 10.9 billion in October to around SAR 1.932 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

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

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