VOL. XXXII

NO. 29

24-APRIL-1989

Financial and Banking News

REGIONAL BANKING

SAIB Recovery Continues

The Saudi Arabian Investment Bank (SAIB), which suffered losses in 1985leading to its reorganization and restructuring, has continued its modestrecovery in 1988 with an increase in profitability from SR4mn to SR5.5mn.Underlying profitability has increased for the third successive year, and thehigher earnings allowed an increase in the bank's provisioning charge fromSR44mn to SR55mn. Loan loss...