The year 2017 has seen a welcome recuperation in the liquidity position of the banking sector. In October 2017 the Saudi Arabia Interbank Offered Rate (SAIBOR) stood at 1.79%, a considerable improvement on the 2.39% that was reached in the same month of 2016. The interbank rate has been below 2% since February 2017, suggesting the liquidity...
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The story of Saudi Arabia over the past few decades has been its continuing integration into the global economy. This has provided opportunities and challenges in both the real and financial economy. In order to ensure a monetary and financial environment conducive to growth and prosperity, SAMA is committed to maintaining exchange rate...
Reaching a dispersed population across 2.15m sq km has always been a key challenge for Saudi Arabia’s commercial banks. While coastal business centres and the capital are well served by banking infrastructure, the connection between the public and the industry is patchier in other parts of the country. According to the World Bank’s most recent...
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