Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
Despite all the fuss there has been about how investment banks operate in an environment notorious for its lack of transparency, the fact remains that they are highly secretive about how they earn profits.
Less than a decade ago, many Arab Gulf states were in a perilous financial state.
Gulf Air president and chief executive Andre Dose resigned earlier this week, plunging the airline into crisis.
Batelco customers have never had it so good, the company declared as it reported a net profit of BD52.3 million for the first half of the year.
