Saudi banks’ treasury bond holdings rise by SAR 11 bln in February

01/04/2019 Argaam Special

 

Saudi banks’ investments in treasury bonds increased by nearly SAR 11 billion month-on-month to approximately SAR 331.2 billion in February, new data from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.

 

Meanwhile, SAMA’s foreign assets fell SAR 22 billion in July to SAR 1.84 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

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