VOL. XXXI

NO. 32

16-MAY-1988

Financial and Banking News

REGIONAL BANKING

Rafidain's Iraqi Banking Monopoly to End after 14 Years

The monopoly of all banking operations in Iraq which the state-owned RafidainBank has enjoyed since 1974 is to end later this year with the creation of asecond state-owned bank, according to an announcement on 12 May by Iraq's Minister of Finance, Mr. Hikmat 'Umar Mukhailif. The new bank is to be called Al-RashidCommercial Bank and will have a capital of ID100mn ($322mn...