VOL. XXXVI

NO. 10

7-DECEMBER-1992

Financial and Banking News

REGIONAL BANKING

Kuwait's Alahli Bank and Commercial Bank Announce Capital Increases

Alahli Bank of Kuwait and Commercial Bank of Kuwait are to boost paid-incapital with rights issues. Alahli will offer current shareholders one share forevery two they already hold, to raise capital to KD75.6mn ($253mn). Any sharesnot bought in the rights issue, which was expected to begin in early December,will go to public subscription. The shares will...