TGB Archive21 July 202512 min readBy TGB Editorial Team
Coverage: Q1 2025 · Information to 21 July 2025
TGB Quarterly Country Banking Sector Report · 21 July 2025
Saudi bank credit grew twice as fast as deposits in the year to the first quarter of 2025, lifting profits at the largest lenders and pushing banks towards wholesale funding, while the Saudi Central Bank has raised the countercyclical capital buffer to 1%.
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