Saudi banks’ treasury bond holdings rise in April

30/05/2019 Argaam Special

 

Saudi banks’ investments in treasury bonds increased by SAR 7.1 billion month-on-month to SAR 343.1 billion in April 2019, new data from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.

 

SAMA’s foreign assets rose SAR 26.7 billion for the month to around SAR 1.9 trillion.

 

Saudi Banks Investment In Treasury Bonds (SAR bln)

Month

Value

Variation

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

December

304.9

+1.7

January 2019

320.2

+15.3

February

331.2

+11.0

March

336.0

+4.8

April

343.1

+7.1

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