VOL. XXXII

NO. 24

20-MARCH-1989

Financial and Banking News

REGIONAL BANKING

CI Calls NCB Undercapitalized, Questions Provisioning

The Cyprus-based bank rating agency, Capital Intelligence (CI), last weekpublished an analytical report on National Commercial Bank (NCB) of Saudi Arabiawhich called the premier Saudi bank undercapitalized and raised questions aboutthe adequacy of its loan loss provisions. CI argues that NCB's seniormanagement, who are members of the Bin Mahfouz family, has been...