Economics
Saudi Arabia Injects $13 Billion in Liquidity-Starved Banks
- Central bank places funds as deposits to ease tight liquidity
- Banks face unprecedented stress for period of high oil prices
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The Saudi Central Bank placed about 50 billion riyals ($13 billion) as time deposits with commercial lenders, according to people familiar with the matter, seeking to ease the worst liquidity crunch in over a decade.