Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA)

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

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

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

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).

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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