Qatar's US Treasury holdings hit $320m in November

Mubasher: Qatar’s holdings of US government debt declined by 2.1% in November 2017 to $327 million from $320 million a month earlier, the US Treasury Department said on Thursday.

Saudi holdings of US government bonds hit $149 billion by the end of November 2017, compared to $100.1 billion a year earlier, while the UAE rose its holdings of to $58.2 billion versus $57.7 billion.

Meanwhile, Kuwait and Oman slashed their holdings of US government debt to $36.8 billion and $12.71 billion, respectively, in the same period, the data showed.

At the international level, China is the top holder of US Treasuries with $1.18 trillion, followed by Japan with $1.08 trillion.

Mubasher Contribution Time: 18-Jan-2018 11:03 (GMT)
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