VOL. XXX

NO. 16

26-JANUARY-1987

Financial and Banking News

REGIONAL BANKING

Lebanese Bank Withdraws from Saudi Joint Venture Bank

The Banque du Liban et d'Outre Mer of Lebanon has sold its 250,000 shares inthe Saudi joint-venture bank United Saudi Commercial Bank (USCB) for a totalvalue of SR297.5mn ($79.3mn) at an average price of SR119 per share. Thefounding shareholders of USCB have reportedly bought the shares of the Lebanesebank. Before this sale, USCB was owned 60% by Saudi nationals, and...