VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 33

15-MAY-1995

Financial and Banking News

Regional Banks

UAE Banks Produce Strong Performance In 1994 And Face The Prospect Of AnEven Better 1995

UAE banks for the most part enjoyed a good 1994, benefiting from better worldinterest rates and emerging largely unscathed from the downturn in global bondmarkets. The outlook for 1995 remains good: firmer world interest rates promiseimproved yields on loan portfolios, and a buoyant local private sector offerslending opportunities with...