VOL. XXXV

NO. 30

27-APRIL-1992

Financial and Banking News

Regional Banking

Second Qatari Bank to Announce Big Exposure to BCCI

Doha Bank, the second biggest of Qatar's locally incorporated commercialbanks, has an exposure of around $65mn to BCCI. The money was lent to BCCI'sCayman Island operations. Doha Bank is expected to provision 50% or 60% in its1991 accounts. At the end of 1990 the bank had shareholders' equity of $76.4mn,of which $47.8mn were general and other reserves, and $14.4mn in...