Saudi banks’ treasury bond holdings rise in April

30/05/2018 Argaam Special

Saudi banks’ investments in treasury bonds increased by around SAR 5.2 billion month-on-month (MoM) to around SAR 278.9 billion in April, new data from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.

Meanwhile, SAMA’s foreign assets increased by SAR 26 billion in April to SAR 1.9 trillion.

Saudi Banks’ Investment In Treasury Bonds (SAR bln)

Month

Value

Variation

January 2017

178.3

(0.1)

February

178.9

+0.6

March

178.7

(0.2)

April

194.9

 +16.2

May

197.8

+2.9

June

200.4

+2.6

July

215.8

+15.4

August

228.5

+12.7

September

235.4

+6.9

October

244.9

+9.5

November

250.7

+5.8

December

254.4

+3.7

January 2018

262.2

+7.8

February

269.4

+7.2

March

273.7

+4.3

April

278.9

+5.2


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