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Net foreign assets reach SAR 1.51 tn in 1Q 2025
Saudi banks' net foreign assets saw their first monthly increase in eight months in March
S&P Global provides its two cents on Saudi banks’ external debt
The agency doesn’t expect the rising external debt to “translate into significant vulnerabilities for Saudi banks”
STC Bank to launch full suite of services later this year
The services will come after the bank received a USD 800 mn cash injection from Saudi Telecom
Net foreign assets drop for eighth consecutive month in February
The continued decline was driven by a deepening deficit at commercial banks
Banks may sell bad loans to finance gigaprojects -Bloomberg
The first major sale could potentially come as early as this year
Lending at Saudi banks expected to outpace GCC peers in 2025 -Fitch
Local banks saw their net income grow to SAR 21.5 bn in 4Q 2024
Saudi banks’ lending surpasses SAR 3 tn in January
Personal loans accounted for the lion’s share with 467.7%
Homeownership aspirations may be a distant dream for many in Saudi Arabia
Rising prices and borrowing costs are the driving force
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