{"id":203357,"date":"2021-07-21T21:55:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T21:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/?p=203357"},"modified":"2021-07-21T21:55:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T21:55:45","slug":"gulf-investments-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/gulf-investments-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulf countries\u2019 investments in US Treasury bills rise 4%"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gulf countries\u2019 investments in US treasury bills increased by 4% last May, to record $243.8 billion, compared to $234.5 billion in April.<\/p>\n

The US Treasury said that Saudi Arabia remains at the forefront of the Gulf countries, holding $127.3 billion in bonds in May, while it was $130.3 billion in April.<\/p>\n

The United Arab Emirates comes in second place with $57.3 billion in May, compared to $43.7 billion in April.<\/p>\n

Gulf investments in US<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Kuwait ranked third with total investments of $45.9 billion, then Qatar with $7.1 billion, then Oman with $5.4 billion, and Bahrain with $828 million.<\/p>\n

Globally, the total value of investments in US Treasury bills and bonds, until the end of May, increased by 0.9$ percent to $7.135 trillion, compared to $7.07 trillion in the previous month.<\/p>\n

Japan topped the bond holders with $1.266 trillion in May, compared to 1.277 trillion in April, and China ranked second with $1.078 trillion, compared to 1.096 trillion.<\/p>\n

China has been the largest investor in US Treasuries for years, but it has been overtaken by Japan as of June 2019, after a trade war wracked economic relations between the United States and China.<\/p>\n

In the third place, the United Kingdom came with investments of $ 467.7 billion, compared to 431.8 billion, and Ireland, with $ 304.9 billion, compared to 307 billion, on a monthly basis.<\/p>\n

What the US Treasury announces in its monthly statements is that the investments of the Gulf countries in US Treasury bills and bonds only.<\/p>\n

The monthly statements does not include other investments in the United States, whether governmental or private.<\/p>\n

Exports and imports<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a related context, the Gulf countries controlled 69.2% of the Middle East’s imports during the past year 2020, after importing goods worth $447.6 billion.<\/p>\n

Gulf imports also witnessed a decline of about 14%, or the equivalent of $73 billion, as imports in 2019 amounted to about $520.6 billion.<\/p>\n

Gulf imports are mainly concentrated through the UAE and Saudi Arabia, which account for 81.4% of Gulf imports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gulf countries\u2019 investments in US treasury bills increased by 4% last May, to record $243.8 billion, compared to $234.5 billion in April. The US Treasury said that Saudi Arabia remains at the forefront of the Gulf countries, holding $127.3 billion in bonds in May, while it was $130.3 billion in April. 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