Central Bank of Saudi Arabia
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Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Governor Hamad Saud Al-Sayyari says banks are 'highly liquid', investments 'very safe'.
read more »Monday, 27 October 2008
UPDATE 2: Central banker says no problems at kingdom's banks, inflation set to decline in Q1 next year.
read more »Tuesday, 21 October 2008
SAMA agrees first injection of dollars into kingdom's banking system for a decade.
read more »Sunday, 12 October 2008
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency lowers rate for first time in almost two years.
read more »Monday, 29 September 2008
Saudi Arabia, UAE rates increase ahead of a possible final US bailout agreement.
read more »Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Central banker says deficit in housing key driver, may need 'two to three years to start declining'.
read more »Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Saudi central bank governor says Gulf planning new deadline for single currency.
read more »Saturday, 28 June 2008
Inflation in Saudi Arabia 10.4% in May, down from 10.5% in April, official data shows.
read more »Thursday, 26 June 2008
Money circulating in Saudi Arabian economy jumps 21% in May, central bank data reveals.
read more »Tuesday, 24 June 2008
Saudi central bank governor says 2010 'too soon', new date to be set at autumn meeting.
read more »Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Central bank official says conservative policies shielded lenders from effects of mortgage meltdown.
read more »Monday, 9 June 2008
States agree to create joint cbank next year, but admit Gulf currency will not reach deadline.
read more »Sunday, 8 June 2008
Record oil prices placing more pressure on Gulf states to revalue currencies - analysts.
read more »Saturday, 7 June 2008
Central bank governors meeting to try and pick up pace of monetary union.
read more »Saturday, 24 May 2008
Inflation accelerated to 27-year high of 10.5% in April, fuelled by rents and food prices.
read more »Tuesday, 29 April 2008
$5.3bn SWF to act as 'investor focusing on maximising long-term rates of return'.
read more »Sunday, 27 April 2008
Inflation in kingdom hits 9.6% in March on rent and food costs, highest level since oil boom of 1970s.
read more »Wednesday, 23 April 2008
Central bank govenor warns inflation in the kingdom could hit 10% in 2008, highest level since 1970s.
read more »Saturday, 12 April 2008
Inflation could hit double-digits after money supply rose 26% in February - analyst.
read more »Saturday, 5 April 2008
Bankers also expected to discuss how to control record inflation at bi-annual meeting.
read more »Sunday, 23 March 2008
Annual inflation in February accelerates to 8.7% as rents and food costs surge, official data shows.
read more »Wednesday, 19 March 2008
Saudi, Bahrain and UAE follow US and lower rates, Kuwait leaves benchmark rate unchanged.
read more »Thursday, 28 February 2008
Investors bet on central banks revaluing currencies against dollar.
read more »Monday, 25 February 2008
Gov't measures will have biggest impact on inflation in H2, Saudi central bank governor says.
read more »Sunday, 24 February 2008
Central bank will not cut repurchase rate in response to further cuts by US, official says.
read more »Sunday, 24 February 2008
Inflationary pressure due to housing shortages and gov't spending, official says.
read more »Thursday, 24 January 2008
Business and political leaders queuing up to talk to sovereign wealth investors to tap cash-rich funds.
read more »Wednesday, 23 January 2008
WEF: More future US rate cuts will increase pressure on banks to revalue, says Saudi economist.
read more »Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Kuwait cuts benchmark interest rate for first time in 18 months, Saudi, Bahrain and UAE also lower rates.
read more »Monday, 24 December 2007
Riyadh and Ha'il among worst affected by spiralling inflation in kingdom.
read more »Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Qatar tightens lending curbs while matching Fed cut along UAE, Saudi and Bahrain.
read more »Saturday, 8 December 2007
Bahraini foreign minister says revaluations under discussion after rulers backed dollar pegs.
read more »Wednesday, 5 December 2007
The question is not if to depeg or revalue, but when and how. And the answers are to a basket of currencies - and now.
read more »Monday, 3 December 2007
Bids on riyal and dirham drop off highs after minister rules out dropping link to dollar.
read more »Wednesday, 28 November 2007
Costs of altering the peg greatly outweigh the benefits, says Jadwa Investment chief economist.
read more »Saturday, 17 November 2007
Kingdom could revalue riyal but has no plans to drop dollar peg to track currency basket, source says.
read more »Thursday, 1 November 2007
Move follows US cut in interest rates, sending dollar to new lows and piling pressure on expat salaries.
read more »Thursday, 1 November 2007
Federal Reserve's 25-basis-point interest rate cut piles pressure on dollar-pegged kingdom to follow suit.
read more »Tuesday, 30 October 2007
States could switch together to currency basket to buy time for troubled monetary union project.
read more »Friday, 5 October 2007
Value of Gulf currencies has slumped by 22% against the rupee over past five years.
read more »Wednesday, 26 September 2007
Central bank quashes speculation it might strengthen currency after it rose to 21-year high against dollar.
read more »Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Riyal rises to new 21-year high as speculation mounts the kingdom may revalue dollar-pegged currency.
read more »Friday, 21 September 2007
Frenzied speculators buying up Saudi riyals as currency strains at upper limit of dollar peg.
read more »Thursday, 20 September 2007
Saudi riyal hits near seven-month peak against dollar, sparking talk of kingdom depegging currency.
read more »Wednesday, 19 September 2007
Analysts say collapse of dollar peg is inevitable as Saudi holds back from matching US interest rate cut.
read more »Sunday, 9 September 2007
Region's move comes after failure to inject momentum into monetary union plan.
read more »Wednesday, 29 August 2007
Supply of money in the kingdom reached $193.5bn last month, growing at its fastest rate this year.
read more »Tuesday, 28 August 2007
Inflation in the kingdom pushed up by rising rents and a currency pegged to the sliding US dollar.
read more »Monday, 27 August 2007
Premiums paid to Saudi insurers rise to $1.84bn after motor and health insurance is made compulsory.
read more »Tuesday, 31 July 2007
Inflation reached 3.1% in June, third consecutive month inflation has risen in the kingdom.
read more »Tuesday, 29 August 2000
Kingdom's banks fear that they will lose high value customers if they do not offer Internet banking services.
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