Saudi bank loans granted to the public and private sectors rose 3 percent by December-end to SAR 1.48 trillion compared to SAR 1.44 trillion a year earlier, data issued by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) showed.
Private sector lending also edged up 3 percent year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 1.434 trillion for the same month.
Meanwhile, the value of loans given to the public sector increased 1 percent YoY to SAR 47.1 billion in December.
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Loans to Private Sector (SAR trln) |
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|
Month |
2017 |
2018 |
Variation |
|
January |
1.409 |
1.397 |
(1%) |
|
February |
1.410 |
1.399 |
(1%) |
|
March |
1.415 |
1.407 |
(1%) |
|
April |
1.417 |
1.428 |
+1% |
|
May |
1.422 |
1.428 |
+0.4% |
|
June |
1.419 |
1.427 |
+1% |
|
July |
1.417 |
1.431 |
+1% |
|
August |
1.422 |
1.441 |
+1% |
|
September |
1.415 |
1.442 |
+2% |
|
October |
1.419 |
1.446 |
+2% |
|
November |
1.415 |
1.448 |
+2% |
|
December |
1.394 |
1.435 |
+3% |
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Loans to Public Non-Financial Institutions (SAR bln) |
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|
Month |
2017 |
2018 |
Variation |
|
January |
40.8 |
46.0 |
+13% |
|
February |
41.5 |
45.5 |
+10% |
|
March |
45.7 |
42.2 |
(8%) |
|
April |
48.3 |
36.8 |
(24%) |
|
May |
50.1 |
45.6 |
(9%) |
|
June |
46.9 |
44.1 |
(6%) |
|
July |
50.9 |
45.0 |
(12%) |
|
August |
49.2 |
47.4 |
(4%) |
|
September |
46.6 |
48.5 |
+4% |
|
October |
47.0 |
48.4 |
+3% |
|
November |
47.8 |
47.5 |
(1%) |
|
December |
46.7 |
47.1 |
+1% |
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