Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
Ithmaar Bank reported a $30 million loss attributable to equity holders of the bank for the first half of 2009, owing to a second quarter loss of $33.8 million.
National carrier Gulf Air's recently announced service to Iraq has achieved record breaking first week sales.
Bahrain Air, the first privately owned carrier of Bahrain, said it has taken the necessary preparations to commence direct commercial flights from Bahrain to Baghdad and Najaf at a total of seven flights a week.
GCC banks have posted profits of $4.2 billion in the second quarter of this year and $8.7 billion for the first half of 2009.
GulfWeekly has signed up as a media partner for the upcoming BIPEX 2009.
