VOL. XXXII

NO. 3

24-OCTOBER-1988

Financial and Banking News

REGIONAL BANKING

Egyptian Government Freezes Assets of Al Rayan

The Egyptian Government last week invoked emergency regulations to freeze thelocal assets of the controversial Islamic investment company Al Rayan. Thecompany had earlier announced its intention to close down rather than complywith the Deposit Taking Company Law which was passed in June, and in response todepositors' demands for their money to be returned, had offered to give...