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Gulf countries acquired 3% of US Treasury bonds last October, a gulf report said.<\/p>\n

The report said that the Gulf countries acquire $227.2 billion of US Treasury bonds, and rank 12th among the world’s largest investors.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia\u2019s share amounted to 51.3% of Gulf investments ($116.5 billion), followed by the UAE with 23.3% ($53 billion).<\/p>\n

Kuwait came third with a share representing 20.2% ($46 billion), while Qatar with 2.7% ($6.2 billion).<\/p>\n

Oman came next with a 2.2% ($5.1 billion) share of the Gulf states\u2019 holdings. In the last place came Bahrain with 0.2% ($410 million)<\/p>\n

US Treasury bonds globally<\/h2>\n

Globally, Japan topped the world’s largest investors in US Treasury bonds, with its holdings of $1320.4 billion. Then came China with $1065.4 billion, United Kingdom with $579.8 billion, Ireland with $324.3 billion, and Luxembourg with $314.3 billion.<\/p>\n

In the sixth place came Switzerland with $291.8 billion. The Cayman Islands came next with $257.7 billion, then Brazil with $247.7 billion, Taiwan with $242.4 billion, France with $239.6 billion, then Hong Kong with $233.4 billion.<\/p>\n

Saudi investments<\/h2>\n

Saudi investments in US treasury bills and bonds at the end of last October fell 6.3% ($7.8 billion) to $116.5 billion (436.9 billion riyals). This is compared to $124.3 billion (466.1 billion riyals) at the end of September.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia<\/a> maintained its 17th rank globally among the largest investors in the US debt instrument.<\/p>\n

Saudi investments in US treasury bonds were distributed to $99.4 billion in long-term bonds, representing 85% of the total, while about $17.1 billion in short-term bonds constituted 15% of the total.<\/p>\n

On an annual basis, Saudi Arabia\u2019s balance of US Treasury bonds and bills decreased by 13.2 %($17.7 billion) at the end of October. This is compared to $134.2 billion at the end of the same month of 2020.<\/p>\n

Countries around the world are racing to invest in US Treasury bills, because of their advantage in terms of investment and good interest rates on the long term.<\/p>\n

In recent years, the United States has issued a large proportion of Treasuries with rising debt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gulf countries acquired 3% of US Treasury bonds last October, a gulf report said. The report said that the Gulf countries acquire $227.2 billion of US Treasury bonds, and rank 12th among the world’s largest investors. Saudi Arabia\u2019s share amounted to 51.3% of Gulf investments ($116.5 billion), followed by the UAE with 23.3% ($53 billion). 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