Moody's Confirms Samba's Solvency, Capital, Asset Quality

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Moody's confirmed that Samba Financial Group maintained its advanced credit rating with stable prospects in line with the stable outlook for the A1's sovereign rating, supported by the Group's high solvency, strong liquidity, high flexibility against asset risk and high profitability reduces the likelihood of a decline in the Group's credit rating.

Moodys based on Samba's creditworthiness report issued in September was based on a number of topics related to the financial and liquidity register, the equity and equity ratio of the capital base, and flexible asset qualities and profitability levels. By analyzing these indicators, Samba showed strength in its indicators, which gives an optimistic view of its ability to develop profitability.

The quality of SAMBA's assets showed a remarkable stability to a greater degree than its counterparts from other banks. Samba's strategy to reduce market risk was positive, with 72.6 percent of the Investment Records attributable to state and semi-party parties, while the ratio of non-lending to total loans was low, in a positive sign compared with local Saudi banks. With regard to the capitalization axis and profitability, Moody's strong capital reserves confirmed the high capacity to withstand credit losses that can be generated by core and negative expectations.

Samba also maintained a strong share of tangible assets of 18.4 per cent of tangible assets, reflecting a positive achievement that exceeds the gender equality of international and local gender equality. According to the analytical mechanism adopted by Moody's, the capital adequacy ratio for Tier 1 Tier 1 was 22.7 percent according to Basel III and 23.3 percent capital adequacy ratio, which strengthens the positive outlook for the bank's market capitalization over the period 12 to 18 months ahead.

With regard to the bank's strong financing and liquidity ratio, supported by strong domestic deposits, it is noted that the acquisition of the market refinancing item for tangible bank balances was 5.6% and much lower than the average of 18.1%.

Reporting the bank's ability to maintain its deposit stability despite limited confidence for market funding. During the past 18 months, Samba has had the opportunity to maintain its deposit stability and low demand levels. The bank's liquidity ratio remains strong, enabling short-term deposit fluctuations with positive expectations of earnings. With a strong liquidity position based on the bank's reputation, its leading brand and private bank.

Based on these positive indicators, Moody's revealed that it expects Samba to maintain strong earnings levels that support its credit points, and that, thanks to credit growth and lower operating costs, Samba can overcome any supply pressures.

Samba has recorded the highest profit in the bank's history since its start in the second half of 2018.

Moody has stated in its report that Samba's efficiency and high credit rating was due to the Bank's increasing dependence on banking technology, strong banking culture, commitment to overall quality standards for business management, strong business business and its active operations in project finance, cash management, financial products and corporate finance.



Egypt’s Suez Canal Revenues Rise 14% as Red Sea Tensions Ease

Ships move through the Suez Canal, in Ismalia, Egypt, July 31, 2025. (Reuters)
Ships move through the Suez Canal, in Ismalia, Egypt, July 31, 2025. (Reuters)
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Egypt’s Suez Canal Revenues Rise 14% as Red Sea Tensions Ease

Ships move through the Suez Canal, in Ismalia, Egypt, July 31, 2025. (Reuters)
Ships move through the Suez Canal, in Ismalia, Egypt, July 31, 2025. (Reuters)

Egypt's Suez Canal revenues rose 14.2% year-on-year between July and October, the canal authority said on Tuesday, citing calmer conditions in the Red Sea after a ceasefire in Gaza and a pick up in traffic through the vital waterway.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis launched more than 100 attacks on ships in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandab Strait that links them in 2023 and 2024 in what they described as solidarity with the Palestinians over Israel's war in Gaza, prompting many shippers to switch to alternative routes.

Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie said 229 ships returned to transit through the canal in October, the highest monthly figure since the start of the regional crisis, adding that traffic volumes and tonnage had shown a "relative improvement" in recent months.

From July to October, 4,405 vessels carrying 185 million metric tons passed through the canal, compared with 4,332 ships carrying 167.6 million tons in the same period last year, Rabie told Reuters during a meeting with representatives from 20 major shipping lines in Ismailia.

Rabie said the positive atmosphere following last month's Sharm el-Sheikh summit on Gaza's future had encouraged many carriers to resume using the canal.

He invited global shipping companies to conduct trial voyages through the waterway, underscoring Egypt's efforts to restore confidence among maritime operators after months of disruption in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab region.

French shipping line CMA CGM has already resumed crossings with two large container vessels, while other operators, including MSC, Ever Green, and Cosco, said they were considering expanding their activity through the canal as conditions stabilise.

The Suez Canal, the fastest sea route between Europe and Asia, remains a key source of hard currency for Egypt, which has faced financial strain amid regional instability and reduced transit traffic earlier this year.


Putin Orders Road Map for Russian Rare Earths Extraction 

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Presidential Aide, Special Presidential Representative for Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev during their meeting at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Saturday Nov. 1, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Presidential Aide, Special Presidential Representative for Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev during their meeting at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Saturday Nov. 1, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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Putin Orders Road Map for Russian Rare Earths Extraction 

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Presidential Aide, Special Presidential Representative for Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev during their meeting at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Saturday Nov. 1, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Presidential Aide, Special Presidential Representative for Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev during their meeting at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Saturday Nov. 1, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered the Russian cabinet to draw up by December 1 a road map for the extraction of rare earth minerals.

In a list of tasks for ministers published on the Kremlin website, Putin also ordered the cabinet to take measures to develop transport links at Russia's borders with China and North Korea.

Rare earths - used in smartphones, electric vehicles and weapons systems - have taken on vital strategic importance in international trade.

In April, US President Donald Trump signed a deal with Ukraine that will give the US preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals deals and fund investment in the country's reconstruction.

Russia says it is also interested in partnering with the US on rare earth projects, but prospects have been held up by a lack of progress towards ending the war in Ukraine.

China, the dominant producer of rare earths, has hit back at US tariffs this year by placing restrictions on their export.

Putin's order - a summary of action points from a Far Eastern Economic Forum he attended in Vladivostok in September - did not go into detail about Russia's rare earths plan.

Among other points, he also instructed the government to develop "multimodal transport and logistics centers" on the Chinese and North Korean borders.

Putin said the locations should include two existing railway bridges linking Russia and China and a planned new bridge to North Korea which he said must be commissioned in 2026.

Both of Russia's far eastern neighbors have deepened economic ties with Moscow since Western countries imposed sanctions on it over its war in Ukraine.


Türkiye Central Bank’s Total Reserves Fell $1.5 Bln Last Week, Bankers Say 

People board a ferryboat, Istanbul, Türkiye, Sept. 4, 2025. (AFP)
People board a ferryboat, Istanbul, Türkiye, Sept. 4, 2025. (AFP)
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Türkiye Central Bank’s Total Reserves Fell $1.5 Bln Last Week, Bankers Say 

People board a ferryboat, Istanbul, Türkiye, Sept. 4, 2025. (AFP)
People board a ferryboat, Istanbul, Türkiye, Sept. 4, 2025. (AFP)

The Turkish Central Bank's total reserves fell by another $1.5 billion last week, according to bankers' calculations, after having dropped by double-digits in the week of October 24.

According to the calculations, which were based on the central bank's leading indicators, gross reserves fell to $184 billion, while net reserves rose by $1.5-2 billion to stand at $69.5 billion.

The decline in global gold prices caused a drop of $1 billion last week, after having caused a decrease of more than $5 billion the previous week.

Bankers calculated that the central bank, which sold $5.5 billion in foreign currency the previous week, bought $1.5 billion in foreign currency last week. Official data is expected to be announced on Thursday.