VOL. XXXI

NO. 13

4-JANUARY-1988

Financial and Banking News

LOANS AND ISSUES

Year-end Sees Flurry of Deals Signed

At the end of a year when Arab banks have, with notable exceptions, notparticipated in the revival of the market for syndicated lending, the end ofDecember saw a flurry of activity involving Arab banks in lead managementroles. However, the activity continued to be dominated by the two premier Arabinternational banks, Arab Banking Corporation (ABC) and Gulf International Bank(GIB), which...