Wahda Bank

UK companies demonstrate their appetite to do business in Libya.
UMCI News (Potomac Falls, VA); 12/18/2009; 585 words; ...Sreih, Chief Executive Officer of Europe Arab Bank said 'I am delighted to have had the opportunity...important initiative.Aa Our parent company Arab Bank has a 19% share of Al Wahda Bank and as Wahda's Chairman I am working closely with their...

Late starter plays catch-up: Libya: From isolation to integration.(Libyan Stock Market chairman Suliman Salem Alshahomy)(Gumhouria Bank)
The Banker; 10/1/2009; 1730 words; ...main board is comprised of five banks (Sahara Bank, Wahda Bank, Bank of Commerce and Development...Gumhouria Bank, the country's biggest bank, started trading in August following...adding that one of the major banks, National Commercial Bank, may...

Small steps to a modern system: Libya: From isolation to integration.
The Banker; 10/1/2009; 2439 words; ...chief executive of Libya's first foreign bank, First Gulf Libyan Bank, says: "Libya is opening up slowly but...changing fast, the four big state-owned banks - Gumhouria Bank, Sahara Bank, Wahda Bank and National Commercial Bank (NCB...

Africa's top 100 banks.(Cover story)(Statistical table)(Company rankings)
African Business; 10/1/2009; 3995 words; ...330 3,002 Hotelier 52 Sahara Bank Dec-OS Libya 328 9,154 53...Morocco) 56 Kenya Commercial Bank Dec-08 Kenya 301 2,732 57...Tunisia 301 1,804 58 State Bank of Jun-08 Mauritius 295 2...08 Tunisia 206 2,368 70 Wahda Bank Dec-08 Libya 204 3...

Welfare with a difference: Libya: From isolation to integration.(Economic and Social Development Fund )
The Banker; 10/1/2009; 1366 words; ...bought majority stakes in two major banks, Sahara Bank and Wahda Bank, as well as making investments...the fund holds about 80% of each bank and expects to do well as the foreign banks acquire bigger stakes over time...