AI Summary
A monthly bulletin issued by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency showed that the central bank’s assets fell to SAR 2.713 trillion in February, a 78 billion drop from the previous month.
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SAMA Assets |
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Change |
Assets (SAR trillion) |
Month |
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+42 |
2.781 |
Jan |
|
(4) |
2.777 |
Feb |
|
+5 |
2.782 |
March |
|
+7 |
2.789 |
April |
|
+14 |
2.803 |
May |
|
(8) |
2.795 |
June |
|
+6 |
2.801 |
July |
|
+39 |
2.840 |
Aug |
|
(16) |
2.824 |
Sep |
|
+8 |
2.832 |
Oct |
|
(10) |
2.822 |
Nov |
|
(30) |
2.792 |
Dec |
|
(1) |
2.791 |
Jan 2015 |
|
(78) |
2.713 |
Feb 2015 |
SAMA foreign securities— which represent more than 70 percent of assets— rose 1 percent to SAR 2.025 trillion last February, extending their 61-month rally.
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Central Bank Assets— (SAR trillion) |
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Change |
2015 |
2014 |
Period |
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+17% |
2286. |
.1956 |
Foreign currency & gold |
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+26% |
.328 |
.026 |
Cash |
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(19%) |
.4062 |
.5011 |
Deposits at foreign banks |
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+1% |
2.024 |
1.998 |
Securities investments abroad |
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(63%) |
.0207 |
.0563 |
Other assets |
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(2%) |
2.712 |
2.777 |
Total |
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