From Reuters.com: Global Investment House, Kuwait’s biggest investment bank, said on Thursday it is in talks with local banks to secure loans worth $1 billion, and had sold a stake in a Bahraini lender at a loss.

Major Islamic investment firm Investment Dar, which owns British luxury car maker Aston Martin, meanwhile said it was seeking fresh loans after a newspaper said it was being pressured by banks to sell assets. Shares in both firms fell….. Full Article: Source