How to Use riyal in a Sentence
riyal
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That’s still about 7% above 32 riyal initial float price.
—Adrian Croft, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2020
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Leave riyals for porters and housekeeping, and round up taxi fares.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 22 May 2019
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The tickets were for Category A areas and had the price of 0 Qatari riyal on them.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2019
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That takes the stock below the 32 riyals per share level that the company was listed at less than three months ago.
—Rory Jones, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2020
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Since then, PetroRabigh shares have recovered to trade at about 12.3 riyals, yet, the cash bleed continues.
—Javier Blas, Bloomberg.com, 17 May 2017
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The spread between the Saudi riyal interbank rate and the same rate for dollars has also been narrowing.
—Abbas Al Lawati, Bloomberg.com, 20 Dec. 2020
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Some 80% of global oil sales are priced in U.S. dollars, the yuan is not freely convertible as a reserve currency must be, and Saudi Arabia’s currency, the riyal, is pegged to the dollar.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
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For one, Saudi Arabia pegs its riyal to the dollar, so any damage inadvertently dealt to the dollar will hurt its own currency.
—Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2022
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Aramco paid 20 million Saudi riyals, or about $5.3 million, to the contractor to settle the dispute, according to a person familiar with the matter.
—Bradley Hope, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2017
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The implied stability allowed officials to maintain the Saudi riyal’s peg to the dollar and demonstrate the kingdom’s financial strength...
—Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 31 May 2020
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The central bank had previously unveiled a 50-billion-riyal program to help mostly small private businesses in the country.
—Matthew Martin, Bloomberg.com, 31 May 2020
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Although pressure intensified earlier this year with the collapse in crude prices, 12-month dollar-forwards for the Saudi riyal have since stabilized.
—Paul Abelsky, Bloomberg.com, 21 Nov. 2020
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On his Twitter account, royal court adviser Saud Al Qahtani said the measures will cost the government more than 50 billion riyals and called for private sector companies to respond in turn.
—Bloomberg.com, 7 Jan. 2018
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The Iranian riyal has plummeted and unemployment is in double digits.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 8 May 2018
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Outside the stadium, in the oppressive evening humidity, a group of around 70 local boys wearing traditional white robes waited to meet their heroes, and also to shout abuse and throw Qatari riyal notes at the opposition.
—James Montague, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2017
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Aramco joins some of the kingdom’s largest companies in the decision to temporarily boost wages after King Salman decided to pay Saudi civil servants an extra 1,000 riyals a month to ease the burden of austerity.
—Bloomberg.com, 7 Jan. 2018
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The bank, whose policies are dictated by Saudi Arabia, a senior Western official said, started printing vast amounts of new money — at least 600 billion riyals, according to one bank official.
—Declan Walsh, The Seattle Times, 26 Oct. 2018
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That’s still about 7% above 32 riyal initial float price.
—Adrian Croft, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2020
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Leave riyals for porters and housekeeping, and round up taxi fares.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 22 May 2019
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The tickets were for Category A areas and had the price of 0 Qatari riyal on them.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2019
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That takes the stock below the 32 riyals per share level that the company was listed at less than three months ago.
—Rory Jones, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2020
-
Since then, PetroRabigh shares have recovered to trade at about 12.3 riyals, yet, the cash bleed continues.
—Javier Blas, Bloomberg.com, 17 May 2017
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The spread between the Saudi riyal interbank rate and the same rate for dollars has also been narrowing.
—Abbas Al Lawati, Bloomberg.com, 20 Dec. 2020
-
Some 80% of global oil sales are priced in U.S. dollars, the yuan is not freely convertible as a reserve currency must be, and Saudi Arabia’s currency, the riyal, is pegged to the dollar.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
-
For one, Saudi Arabia pegs its riyal to the dollar, so any damage inadvertently dealt to the dollar will hurt its own currency.
—Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2022
-
Aramco paid 20 million Saudi riyals, or about $5.3 million, to the contractor to settle the dispute, according to a person familiar with the matter.
—Bradley Hope, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2017
-
The implied stability allowed officials to maintain the Saudi riyal’s peg to the dollar and demonstrate the kingdom’s financial strength...
—Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 31 May 2020
-
The central bank had previously unveiled a 50-billion-riyal program to help mostly small private businesses in the country.
—Matthew Martin, Bloomberg.com, 31 May 2020
-
Although pressure intensified earlier this year with the collapse in crude prices, 12-month dollar-forwards for the Saudi riyal have since stabilized.
—Paul Abelsky, Bloomberg.com, 21 Nov. 2020
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On his Twitter account, royal court adviser Saud Al Qahtani said the measures will cost the government more than 50 billion riyals and called for private sector companies to respond in turn.
—Bloomberg.com, 7 Jan. 2018
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