Saudi bank loans granted to the public and private sectors rose 3 percent by August-end to SAR 1.54 trillion compared to SAR 1.51 trillion a year earlier, data issued by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.
Private sector lending also edged up 2 percent year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 1.487 trillion for the same month.
Meanwhile, the value of loans given to the public sector increased 6 percent YoY to SAR 57.2 billion in August.
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Loans to Private Sector (SAR trln) |
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|
Month |
2018 |
2019 |
Variation |
|
January |
14.08 |
14.42 |
+2% |
|
February |
14.10 |
14.53 |
+3% |
|
March |
14.17 |
14.61 |
+3% |
|
April |
14.38 |
14.69 |
+2% |
|
May |
14.38 |
14.86 |
+3% |
|
June |
14.37 |
14.77 |
+3% |
|
July |
14.41 |
14.85 |
+3% |
|
August |
14.52 |
14.87 |
+2% |
|
September |
14.52 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
14.57 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
14.58 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
14.45 |
-- |
-- |
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Loans to Public Non-Financial Institutions (SAR bln)* |
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|
Month |
2018 |
2019 |
Variation |
|
January |
53.1 |
54.9 |
+3% |
|
February |
52.6 |
57.1 |
+9% |
|
March |
49.9 |
56.7 |
+14% |
|
April |
44.1 |
59.9 |
+36% |
|
May |
52.8 |
57.5 |
+9% |
|
June |
51.1 |
55.5 |
+9% |
|
July |
52.0 |
60.2 |
+16% |
|
August |
53.8 |
57.2 |
+6% |
|
September |
55.3 |
-- |
-- |
|
October |
55.2 |
-- |
-- |
|
November |
54.2 |
-- |
-- |
|
December |
53.8 |
-- |
-- |
*Updated values for all months
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