VOL. XXX

NO. 19

16-FEBRUARY-1987

Financial and Banking News

REGIONAL BANKING

Arab Banks' Syndicated lending Hits Six-Year Low

Total syndicated lending activities undertaken by Arab banks and financialinstitutions in 1986 amounted to the equivalent of $3.3bn, the lowest figurerecorded for six years, according to data compiled by MEES. The total for 1986would have been even lower without the inclusion of the various types ofnote-issuance facilities which have become a popular method of international...