VOL. XXXII

NO. 32

15-MAY-1989

Financial and Banking News

REGIONAL BANKING

ALUBAF Arab International Increases Profits

The Bahrain-based ALUBAF Arab International Bank has reported a sharpincrease in net income, principally due to reduced provisions for loan losses.Unlike most of the other second-tier OBUs in Bahrain, ALUBAF reported relativelystrong asset growth of 9.4%, although asset growth was particularly rapid atits Tunis subsidiary. There, the bank's assets increased by 23.8% to $89.6mn,...