VOL. XXXI

NO. 19

15-FEBRUARY-1988

Financial and Banking News

REGIONAL BANKING

BMA Sets Guidelines for Loan Loss Provisioning

The Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) last week issued guidelines for assessingcredit risk in order to help banks determine the level of loan loss provisionsfor countries and borrowers facing repayments difficulties. The BMA explainedin a statement that although these guidelines were issued to all banksincorporated in Bahrain, they "should not be regarded as an exhaustive or...