VOL. XXXI

NO. 33

23-MAY-1988

Financial and Banking News

REGIONAL BANKING

Crisis In Egypt Over Islamic Investment Companies Deepens

Amid signs of increasing government pressure on the country's Islamicinvestment company sector, the owners of 14 companies have been prevented fromleaving the country while investigations are carried out by the office ofEgypt's Attorney General. A total of 25 prominent businessmen from the biginvestment companies including al-Rayan, al-Sa'd, al-Hoda, al-Baraka...