VOL. XXXI

NO. 34

30-MAY-1988

Financial and Banking News

REGIONAL BANKING

Aggregate Profit of 23 Major Arab Banks Less than $100mn

The aggregate profit of the 23 Arab banks with assets exceeding $2bn whichhave so far reported their 1987 results is less than $100mn according to a MEESsurvey. The 23 banks, with total assets of $162.78bn earned only $95.93mn in1987. Six banks with assets of $58.53bn lost a total of $466.61mn (equivalent to0.80% of their assets), while 17 banks, with assets of...