Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
BATELCO_posted a net profit of BD54.2 million ($143.8 million) in the first half of this year - an increase of seven per cent over the corresponding period last year 2008.
Ahli United Bank (AUB) has announced a major boost to the security and safety features of its credit cards through the launch of a new SMS alert service.
Unicorn Investment Bank has sold 10 per cent stake in Regional Energy Services Holding (RESH), a subsidiary of the Unicorn Global Private Equity Fund I, to Eastern Industrial & Oilfield Services Holding (EIOS), a Bahraini holding company specialising in the oil and gas services sector.
Gulf banks rated by Standard and Poor's are significantly exposed to the Saad and Algosaibi groups, which ran into severe and unexpected difficulties in recent months and have entered debt restructuring discussions with their respective creditors.
Marketing and consultancy leader Memac Ogilvy has highlighted innovation as the key to the challenging times ahead.
Real estate developer First Bahrain has appointed 4Spots to build the website for its warehousing project at the Bahrain Investment Wharf (BIW).
