Saudi banks raise investments in treasury bonds by SAR 10.7 bln in August

30/09/2021 Argaam Special


Saudi banks’ investments in treasury bonds increased by nearly SAR 10.7 billion month-on-month (MoM) to SAR 465.3 billion in August, new data from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) showed.

 

The rise in banks’ investments in treasury bonds is the highest since February 2020, when it hit SAR 13.5 billion.

 

SAMA’s foreign assets jumped by SAR 23.5 billion in August to around SAR 1.8725 trillion.

 

Saudi Banks Investment in Treasury Bonds in August (SAR bln) 

Month 

Value 

Variation 

January 2020 

386.7 

+3.0 

February 

400.2 

+13.5 

March 

408.1 

+7.9 

April 

413.1 

+5.0 

May 

420.1 

+7.0 

June 

428.2 

+8.1 

July 

433.3 

+5.1 

August 

429.3 

(4.0) 

September 

429.2 

(0.1) 

October 

431.6 

+2.4 

November 

430.0 

(1.6) 

December 

438.4 

+8.4 

January 2021 

446.4 

+8.0 

February 

438.2 

(8.2) 

March 

441.5 

+3.3 

April 

447.3 

+5.8 

May 

450.1 

+ 2.8 

June 

449.5 

(0.6) 

July  

454.6 

+ 5.1 

August 

465.3 

+10.7 

 

Details and Historical Data of Banks' KPIs 

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