Saudi banks’ treasury bond holdings rise in November

31/12/2018 Argaam Special

 

Saudi banks’ investments in treasury bonds increased by SAR 2.1 billion month-on-month to approximately SAR 303.2 billion in November, new data by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.

 

SAMA’s foreign assets declined by SAR 7.5 billion in November to around SAR 1.924 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

November

303.2

+2.1

 

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