Bahrain
August 15, 2000
The recent merger between Al-Ahli Bank of Bahrain and United Bank of Kuwait may bring with it a transformation for the Middle East banking sector, wit
August 10, 2000
A Bahraini man suffers serious injuries when his car crashed at high speed into a barrier outside the US Embassy in Manama.
August 8, 2000
Bahrain-based Arab Banking Corporation (ABC) reported net profits of $67 million for the first six months of 2000, an increase of 12 percent over the corresponding period of 1999.
August 7, 2000
Arab Banking Corporation (ABC)'s first-half net profit in 2000 grew 12 percent compared to the same period last year as the group improved asset quality and significantly reduced problem loans, the ba
August 2, 2000
In a move to ease movement among Arab states, Bahrain will exempt Egyptians from needing an entry visa.
(AFP, Manama) – The Bahrain Telecommunications Co. (Batelco) has made a net profit of 27.7 million Bahraini Dinars ($72.6 million) in the first six months of the year 2000.
August 1, 2000
Profits of Bahrain Telecommunications Co. (Batelco) in the first six months of the year 2000, soared 25 percent to 72.6 million dollars from the same
July 31, 2000
Nepali gardener dies of electric shock in Bahrain, as he was starting a water pump
(AFP, Manama) -- Bahrain's Al-Ahli Commercial Bank and the London-based United Bank of Kuwait (UBK) merged on Sunday and will be incorporated in the Gulf state as an offshore banking unit.
July 30, 2000
Bahrain and the United States signed an accord on the supply of advanced military equipment to the state's armed forces during a visit Sunday by a top
Bahrain has launched a housing project on the Hawar islands, which are at the center of a dispute with Qatar that is before the World Court. Housing
July 27, 2000
(MEBG) – Bahrain’s Minister of Electricity and Water, Shaikh Duaij bin Khalifa bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, signed on July 25 a BD 14.3 million contract to upgrade the Sitra Power and Water Station, with
July 26, 2000
New regulations at the Bahrain Stock Exchange, which will require publicly listed companies to provide more information.
July 25, 2000
The family of a Bahrain princess, Meriam Al Khalifa who eloped with a US Marine, is willing to accept the teen-ager's wish to remain in the United Sta
(MEBG) — The Bahrain-based Arab Banking Corp (ABC) has agreed to extend a loans valued at $530 million, for the financing of projects in Oman and Sharjah emirate in the UAE.