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Al-Watan newspaper quoted a notice published in mid-July 2002 by the Kuwait Ahali Bank announcing an increase in its profits for the first half of 2002 to KD 10.13 million [...]

According to Al-Bayan newspaper (July 28, 2002), the stock price of the First Gulf Bank on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange rose from 4.05 Emirati dirhams on June 22 to [...]

On 5 June, Russia's Central Bank cut deposit rates. According to Reuters, overnight rates fell from 4 to 3 percent, tomorrow next rates fell from 4.5 to 3.5 percent, and [...]

A-Ra'y newspaper quoted the Assistant General Manager of the Ahali Bank, Nabil Wahaba, who told the paper in late August 2001 that local banks are in the process of enlarging [...]

According to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper (August 1, 2001), an estimated $3 billion in losses have been incurred by Syrian citizens as a result of the collapse of the Turkish lira. [...]

Fearing a growing inflation in the coming year, the Czech National Bank (CNB) has decided, after more than three years, to increase its key interest rates by 0.25 percent, the [...]

According to Israel Line (Jun 12), a Bank of Israel spokesman today announced that the interest rate would be lowered on Monday and the beginning of July, an overall reduction [...]

According to Israel Post (March 25, 2001), Israel's nominal interest rate for April is expected to be cut by 0.2-0.3 percent. The Governor of the Bank of Israel Dr. David [...]

According to Israel Line (Mar 27), the Bank of Israel reduced its key lending rate for April by 0.3 percent to 7.2 percent on Monday, in line with the expectations [...]

The value of ruble dipped to 28.60 rubles per dollar on 27 December on Moscow's interbank market, and the Central Bank was forced to sell about $500 million in order [...]

According to Al-Rai newspaper (September 13, 2000), local brokers continued yesterday to execute large transactions regarding the Arab Bank's shares for the third day in a row. Yesterday, the brokers [...]

According to Al-Hayat newspaper (July 9, 2000), as of yesterday, the Yemeni Central Bank decided to lower the rate of interest on the Yemeni riyal-denominated banking deposits and savings by [...]

The ruble slipped .2 percent on 26 January from the previous day to 28.55 rubles per dollar. Traders told Reuters that they do not believe that the Central Bank was [...]

According to Al-Hayat newspaper (May 5, 2000), the share price index of the Abu Dhabi National Bank, which measures the performance of the Emirates Securities Market, closed at 2,916 points [...]

According to Aftenposten, other leading banks are sitting on the fence after Gjensidige NOR raised its rates by 0.3 percentage points. Kreditkassen's senior information officer, Kjell J. Flo, confirms that [...]

According to A-Rai newspaper, former banker and financial advisor at the Bank of England, Edward Alfar, claimed that interest rates on loans are excessive, and should be lowered in order [...]

According to A-Rai newspaper, the Jordanian manager of Alahli Bank, Nabil Wahbah, said that the reaction of Jordanian banks to a reduction of interest rates by the Central Bank has [...]

According to A-Rai newspaper, local bankers expect Jordanian banks to gradually follow suit after the Central Bank reduced interest rates. This prediction followed an announcement by the governor of the [...]

According to Al-Hayat newspaper (November 19, 1999), the Moroccan Banks Public Company, a subsidiary of the French Societe Generale Group, has recently decided to lower the interest rate by 0.5%, [...]