The assets of Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), the Saudi Central Bank, rose to SAR 2832bn in October, SAR 8bn increase compared to September 2014.
SAMA’s October 2014’s assets rose SAR 109bn compared to its October 2013 figure; according to SAMA’s monthly news letter released today.
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SAMA's Assets in 2014 |
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Change (SAR billion) |
(SAR billion) |
Month |
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+42 |
2781 |
January 2014 |
|
(4) |
2777 |
February 2014 |
|
+5 |
2782 |
March 2014 |
|
+7 |
2789 |
April 2014 |
|
+14 |
2803 |
May 2014 |
|
(8) |
2795 |
June 2014 |
|
+6 |
2801 |
July 2014 |
|
+39 |
2840 |
August 2014 |
|
(16) |
2824 |
September 2014 |
|
+8 |
2832 |
October 2014 |
SAMA’s investments in foreign securities, which represent more than 70% of its assets, rose for the 57th consecutive month to SAR 2035bn by the end of October 2014, 5% increase compared to the same month in 2013.
The following table illustrates SAMA’s assets details in October 2014:
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SAMA's Assets for October 2014 (SAR billion) |
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Change |
2014 |
2013 |
Period |
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+12% |
222.3 |
197.8 |
Foreign currency and gold |
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+39% |
40.7 |
29.3 |
Cash on hand |
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(%5) |
503.4 |
528.4 |
Deposits at foreign banks |
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+5% |
2035.2 |
1937.0 |
Securities investments abroad |
|
+1% |
30.3 |
30.1 |
Other assets |
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+4% |
2831.9 |
2722.6 |
Total |
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