List of all articles filed under “bahrain-banking-interviews” category.
Interview with Ahmed Al Khan, Head of Investment Banking of GBCORP , Bahrain Banking – Biography
Every industry has been affected by the economic downturn, be it conventional banking or Islamic banking. Islamic banking has been affected to a lesser extent
Bahrain retail banking, National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) – CEO, Abdul Razak Al Qassim
The ideas of Bahrain retail Banking are deeply embedded in the culture of Bahrain. National Bank of Bahrain has focused on Bahrain retail Banking and personal banking which is the backbone of National Bank of Bahrain. The challenge in Bahrain retail Banking is delivering the service and delivering the product to customers and being better than the rest. National Bank of Bahrain has continuously strived to meet the needs of our customers in the shortest possible time.
Ithmaar Bank, Islamic Investment Bank in Bahrain, CEO, Michael P. Lee
I think that because of the past experiences of some of our investment professionals at Ithmaar Bank that have been involved in infrastructure funds and the Islamic development bank infrastructure fund (the first fund for this region) that both this group as an investor and then some of the people actually at the fund manager before coming to Ithmaar bank.
BNP Paribas Bahrain, Regional Director, Jean-Christophe Durand
We are one of the few international banks to have its headquarters for the Middle East here. That was a decision made years ago because BNP Paribas was in the region for 35 years.
First Leasing Bank in Bahrain CEO, Greg Brinkerhoff
First Leasing Bank (“FLB”) closely monitors its lender liabilities and lessee assets for positive signs from either side of our balance sheet – the bank has neither seen a total meltdown nor clear signs of recovery.
Elaf Bank, New Islamic Investment Bank in Bahrain, CEO, Dr. Jamil El Jaroudi
First of all, Elaf Bank is lucky that we are a new bank, so Elaf Bank’s portfolio was fresh and most of it happened to be in new products. We are not affected. But our problem would be that we have so many good projects in the pipeline and if I cannot place it then like anybody else I will face a recession in my operations and business. Placing these deals is how we make our profits and revenue. If this persists as a long-term economic slowness, Elaf Bank, like any other bank, would be affected.
Vahan Zanoyan, CEO of 1st Energy Bank The time for an energy-focused bank, investment or financial institution especially is definitely the best time right now.
