From Menafn.com: A report issued by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) said that the Kingdom’s banking system posted solid growth in 2008, TradeArabia News Service.

The report said that the consolidated balance sheet for banks, retail and wholesale, reached $252.4 billion in 2008, compared to $245.8 billion in 2007, with wholesale banks reporting a 74.8 percent rise, and the retail banks posting a 25.2 percent growth…………Full Article: Source