09/07/2017

Bahraingoes for ‘ambitious’ 30year

The Kingdom of Bahrain has hired banks for a multi tranche Islamic and conventional trade that at the long end could stretch as far as 30 years, a tenor that some bankers have labelled “ambitious”.

08/30/2017

Barwa Bank merger plans in final phase

After completing the legal and regulatory procedures, the three banks (Barwa Bank, Masraf Al Rayan and International Bank of Qatar ) will jointly announce the three-way merger, he said.

08/29/2017

Major banks' profits to remain solid

Operating expenses across the four banks were down by six per cent relative both to the previous quarter and to second quarter 2016.