VOL. XXXVIII

NO.41

10-JULY-1995

Financial and Banking News

Structural Reform

Emirates Industrial Bank Calls For Measures To Rationalize Expenditure

The state-owned Emirates Industrial Bank has called for the abolition ofgovernment subsidies on basic services and the imposition of fees for the use ofutilities such as roads, in an attempt to reduce the deficit in the governmentbudget over the long term. In a study on UAE public finance, the bank notes thatalthough the deficit is not likely to create...