Oil slump to hurt Saudi Arabian banks

The impact of lower oil prices will soon start to weigh on Saudi Arabia’s banks, which are likely to see bad loans edge higher by the end of the year.Lenders in the kingdom have so far managed to defy many analysts’ expectations by posting generally healthy results, despite the roughly 60 per cent slide in oil prices since June of last year.

The impact of lower oil prices will soon start to weigh on Saudi Arabia’s banks, which are likely to see bad loans edge higher by the end of the year.Lenders in the kingdom have so far managed to defy many analysts’ expectations by posting generally healthy results, despite the roughly 60 per cent slide in oil prices since June of last year.

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