VOL. XXXIII

NO. 26

2-APRIL-1990

Financial and Banking News

Regional Banking

TAIB Resumes Growth

Trans-Arabian Investment Bank (TAIB), the Bahrain-based investment bank,has reported profits of $5.1mn for 1989, a 21% increase on 1988. The bank alsorecorded big increases in its total assets and loan portfolio. The figuresconfirm TAIB's recovery since 1987, when it had to declare a loss of $3.5mn dueto heavy provisioning against exceptional items. The bank's gearing remains verylow, with its equity to...