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‎Bank loans to pvt sector, NFGEs up 7% in June

Source
Argaam - Main News
Source link
https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1929154
Published
2026-08-13 14:07:00
Discovered by ProcIntel
2026-08-13 16:14:00
Category
GCC Spotlight
Geography
Saudi Arabia
Organisations
Review status
Pending
Record type
REAL

Summary

‎<p><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/c2f78abb-89a4-4931-80c7-3b7b1faf2eb8.png" ></p> <hr> <div data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" > <p>Loans granted by Saudi banks to non-financial government entities (NFGEs) and the private sector rose 7% to SAR 3.52 trillion by the end of June 2026, compared to almost SAR 3.28 trillion in the same month a year earlier, according the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).</p> <p></p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="4" > <p ><strong><span >BankLoans to Private Sector NFGEs(SAR bln)</span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >Period</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span dir="RTL"><span >202</span></span><span >5</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span dir="RTL"><span >202</span></span><span >6</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span >Change (%)</span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >January</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >3</span></span></span></span><span ><span ><span >,<span dir="RTL">113</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >3</span></span></span></span><span ><span ><span >,<span dir="RTL">432</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >+10%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >February</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >3</span></span></span></span><span ><span ><span >.<span dir="RTL">148</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >3</span></span></span></span><span ><span ><span >,<span dir="RTL">443</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >+9%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >March</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >3</span></span></span></span><span ><span ><span >,<span dir="RTL">205</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >3</span></span></span></span><span ><span ><span >,<span dir="RTL">463</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >+8%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >April</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >3</span></span></span></span><span ><span ><span >,<span dir="RTL">231</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >3</span></span></span></span><span ><span ><span >,<span dir="RTL">485</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >+8%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >May</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >3</span></span></span></span><span ><span ><span >,<span dir="RTL">273</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >3,504</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >+7%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >June</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >3</span></span></span></span><span ><span ><span >,<span dir="RTL">284</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span ><span ><span >3</span></span></span></span><span ><span ><span >,<span dir="RTL">528</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >+7%</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >July</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >3,321</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >August</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >3,343</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >September</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >3,370</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >October</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >3,382</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >November</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >3,389</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >December</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >3,404</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div ></div> <p>Bank loans to the private sector increased by 7% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 3.26 trillion for the same month, data showed.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Meanwhile, loans granted toNFGEsjumped 16% YoY to about SAR 262.4 billion by the end of June.</p> <p></p> <p></p> </div>

Procurement Relevance Gate

FAIL — score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-13 16:14:00
Only geographic exposure matched — no substantive content indicator, so this cannot pass alone.
  • geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"

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