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Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA)

Main Category: Financial Institutions
First Address : PO Box 2992
City : Riyadh
Country : Saudi Arabia
Phone: 966 1 4633000
Fax: 966 1 4662936
Website: www.sama.gov.sa


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Saudi cbank sees inflation continuing to rise in Q3

Inflation at 30-year high and still rising but rate of increase will slow, says SAMA.

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Saudi money supply growth eases slightly in June

Total foreign assets rise to 1.41 trillion riyals from 875bn riyals, year-on-year.

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Motorists call for crackdown on insurance delays

Insurance companies in Saudi Arabia suspended after complaints following road accidents.

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Consumers warned of further inflation woes

Inflation in Saudi Arabia will continue to advance in Q2, but at lower pace, central bank says.

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Saudi follows US lead and cuts rates

Reverse repurchase rate cut, but benchmark lending rate steady and reserve requirement raised.

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Saudi money supply surges 26%

Money circulating in economy grows even as kingdom tightens lending curbs to battle inflation.

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KSA’s tourism revenue set to soar

Domestic tourism in Saudi Arabia will record phenomenal growth rates over the next decade, according to a recent report by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA).

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Saudi wealth fund to focus on domestic investment

Central bank governor says $6bn fund will be run by Public Investment Fund.

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A fistful of dollars

Sovereign wealth funds are coming under increased scrutiny in the West. Diana Milne reports on the backlash and asks whether it will slow their march.

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Soaring money supply fuels Saudi inflation fears

Money supply in kingdom grew 23.9% year-on-year in January, data shows.

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Cut to Saudi benchmark lending rate doubtful

Central bank will not cut repurchase rate in response to further cuts by US, official says.

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Saudi inflation unlikely to fall in 2008

Inflationary pressure due to housing shortages and gov't spending, official says.

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Saudi details first sovereign wealth fund

WEF: Ministry of Finance plans $6bn fund to channel spare cash into shares in foreign firms.

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Saudi cuts key deposit rate

Monetary agency reduces some borrowing costs to relieve pressure on dollar-pegged currency.

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Iran sanctions could hit Germany hard

Tougher measures against Iran could cost the German budget up to $2.97bn, magazine says.

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Saudi considers revaluation

Kingdom could revalue riyal but has no plans to drop dollar peg to track currency basket, source says.

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A sleeping giant

How opportunities in the Gulf's liberalising insurance industry are attracting big international players.

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Saudi king demands inflation answers

Governors have been summoned to explain rising inflation, which hit seven-year high in August.

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Dollar fears as Saudi refuses interest cut

Analysts say collapse of dollar peg is inevitable as Saudi holds back from matching US interest rate cut.

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Impact of credit crisis on Saudi banks limited

Banks have not asked central bank to put more liquidity into markets, says Saudi monetary agency official.

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Saudi inflation no problem, bank says

Central bank says it is not concerned about inflation and sees no reason for more state borrowing.

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Saudi bank segregation not yet confirmed

SAMA denies reports of new rules, but says banks are expected to segregate staff.

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Credit cards drive Gulf consumer debt

Study finds sharp rise in consumer debt across five Gulf countries.

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Saudi Arabia to triple insurance premiums

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is planning to nearly triple the volume of insurance premiums to US$5.3bn by the end of 2017, according to Mohamed al-Jasser, the central bank's deputy-governor.

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KSA interest rates may not track US fed

Saudi Arabia's central bank will maintain dollar peg, but may not follow US interest rate cuts.

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Saudi insurance premiums to triple by 2017

KSA central bank's deputy-governor says sector could be worth $5.3bn.

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Saudi inflation down for first time in months

Central bank says inflation has dropped back to below December level.

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Saudi money-supply growth continues decline

Money-supply growth fell for the third consecutive month in March, SAMA says.

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Saudi inflation drops after surge

Central bank says inflation has declined for the first time in several months.

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UAE to keep US dollar peg

Update: The Emirates' central bank is set to maintain its currency pegged to the dollar, ending speculation.

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Jerusalem to star on Saudi banknotes

New notes will feature Muslim sites in the holy city to reflect the kingdom's concern for the Palestinian issue.

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Kuwait won't drop the dollar, says KSA

GCC countries agree 'unanimously' to keep the dollar-pegged exchange rate policy.

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World can withstand weak dollar

Saudi Arabia's central bank vice governor says global economy more robust than in past.

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Saudi inflation is highest in 5 years

Economic growth has driven up prices, leading to a December inflation high of 2.9%.

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Saudi investors head for exit door

About 117,000 investors bailed out of Saudi mutual funds in the six months to September last year as a bourse crash slashed the value of the industry's assets under management by 26.5%, central bank data showed.

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SAMA interest rates step into line with US

Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency raises interest rate to close gap with US.

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Saudi Arabia hikes interest rates

The rise - by 30 basis points TO 5.50% - is the first increase in seven months.

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Saudi investors head for the exit

Almost 120,000 investors bailed out of Saudi mutual funds last year, according to SAMA.

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