VOL. XXXII

NO. 24

20-MARCH-1989

Financial and Banking News

REGIONAL BANKING

Riyad Bank Declares Top Profits

Riyad Bank has declared profits of SR264.5mn ($70.5mn) for 1988 - the highestfigure reported by any of the banks in Saudi Arabia so far, and the bank's bestresults since the 1984/85 fiscal year. Riyad Bank maintained a relatively highlevel of provisioning against loan losses, bringing its total provisions takenover the past five accounting periods to SR1.56bn ($415mn), equivalent to about16%...