AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, banking briefs

Source: AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesSept.self storage 26--CONSUMER LOANS IN SAUDI ARABIA UP 22 PERCENT IN Q2: The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) has said the volume of consumer loans given by Saudi local banks jumped 22 percent year-on-year to SR321bn in the second quarter of the current year, Saudi Gazette has reported. Consumer loans constitute nearly 80 percent of Saudi local bankmini storage' retail loan portfolio. The volume of consumer loans in the first quarter stood at SR307.4bn. Loans given to purchase car and equipment rose to SR61.8bn, while loans for real estate stood at SR41.47bn, SAMA said.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 AME Info (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) Visit AME Info (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) at .ameinfo.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉