VOL. XXXVI

NO. 3

19-OCTOBER-1992

Financial and Banking News

REGIONAL BANKING

Arab Financial Services Finalizes Capital Increase

Bahrain-based Arab Financial Services (AFS), the Middle East's leading issuerof travelers' checks, has finalized the doubling of its capital to $60mn.Existing shareholders will also take up the majority of the new shares, butthree new institutions will also take a stake. They are National Bank of Egypt,National Bank of Sharjah, and National Bank of Ras al-Khaimah. Some of...