VOL. XXXII

NO. 9

5-DECEMBER-1988

Financial and Banking News

REGIONAL BANKING

Saudi British Bank Raises Capital

The Saudi British Bank (SBB) - owned 60% by Saudi citizens and 40% by theBritish Bank of the Middle East (BBME) - has formally raised its capital fromSR300mn ($80mn) to SR400mn ($107mn), following an extraordinary shareholders'meeting on 30 November which approved the increase. SBB has issued one millionshares of SR100 each at a premium of SRl50 per share to raise a total of SR250mnin...