VOL. XXX

NO. 17

2-FEBRUARY-1987

Financial and Banking News

REGIONAL BANKING

BIB Spreads Its Wings

Bahrain International Bank (BIB), which was established in 1982 during thepeak of the Gulf banking boom and which suffered grievous damage in its firstyear of operation from the after-effects of Kuwait's market crash, has released1986 figures which confirm that the steady recovery which began in 1984 iscontinuing, allowing the bank to spread its wings in international markets. Netearnings have...