VOL. XXXII

NO. 1

10-OCTOBER-1988

Financial and Banking News

REGIONAL BANKING

Al Saudi Banque Rescue Leaves Indosuez in Charge

The Paris-based Al Saudi Banque was left under the virtual control of BanqueIndosuez as a result of a major rescue scheme implemented by the FrenchGovernment last week. Al-Saudi Banque, which was privately owned by Saudiinterests and controlled by the Hariri Group immediately before its collapse,had been unable to meet strict French guidelines for provisioning its bad and...