Suresh Kumar, CEO of Emirates Financial Services & NBD Investment Bank, told attendees at one of the forums that interbank liquidity, which has dried up due to huge EIBOR rates, would probably come back to the marketplace sooner than lending, especially as it is near the end of the year.
'GCC banks, if you measure by loan ratio, appear somewhat stretched at the moment,' Kumar said. 'So they want to show that they have ample stocks of capital, especially to people like the ratings agencies.'
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- Middle East: Wednesday, November 26 - 2008 at 16:55
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Edward Poultney, Editor - EnglishWednesday, November 26 - 2008 at 16:55 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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