VOL. XXXIV

NO. 37

17-JUNE-1991

Financial and Banking News

Bank Results

Bahrain's Al-Ahli Commercial Bank Returns to Profit

Bahrain-based Al-Ahli Commercial Bank has declared profits of BD1.8mn for1990, compared to a loss of BD4.0mn in 1989. The turnaround was due to acombination of lower provisioning and an in increase in total income. Netinterest income rose by 4% to BD4.1mn, but other income more than doubled toBD2.1mn. The rise in other income was attributable to interest recoveries and asurplus...