VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 43

24-JULY-1995

FINANCIAL ANDBANKING NEWS

Regional Banking

Saudi Banks' Half-Year Results Show Slight Improvement But Margins Tighten

The Saudi banking sector has produced improved profits in the first half of1995: the unaudited results show total profits of some SR2.4bn ($640mn), a riseof 5% when compared to SR2.3bn ($613mn) in the same period last year. Withinthat total however, the commercial banks (that is excluding the Islamicinstitution al-Rajhi) show only a very slight...