| Saudi Arabia is the largest economy and banking market in the Arab world, with almost 40 per cent of all deposits in interest free Shariah-compliant savings products and an embryonic, high growth mortgage, takaful (Islamic insurance), consumer credit and leasing industries.
Despite the $24 billion Al Gosaibi-Saad Group debt debacle, Saudi banking is the least leveraged in the GCC, with loans/deposit ratios rarely in excess of 80 per cent and a conservative, best in regional breed regulator in SAMA.............................................Full Article: Source
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