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29 March 2024

KFH to sell Bahrain investments

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Islamic lender Kuwait Finance House plans to sell several investments in Bahrain, Al Watan newspaper said on Sunday.


KFH, Kuwait's biggest lender by market value, plans to release a statement about the deal in the next few days, the paper said in an unsourced report. It did not provide further details.

Separately, the paper said KFH was planning a real estate investment in Bahrain worth $1.5 billion. The plan would consist of several commercial and residential projects on a area of 5,000 square kilometres.

The deal was pending the outcome of studies, it added, citing unidentified sources.

Daily Al Rai said on March 16 KFH was close to securing a real estate deal in Bahrain worth $1.5 billion.

The lender could not be immediately reached for comment. (Reuters)