Monday, 27 April 2009

Global Investment House plans to close investment arm

Troubled Kuwaiti investment bank Global Investment House said it plans to wind up its principal investment business as it swung to a full year loss.

The company posted a net loss of KD257.6m ($885.2m) in the year ended December 31 2008, compared with a profit of KD91.4m ($314m), after making impairment charges of KD297.4m ($1bn).

Global, Kuwait's biggest investment bank, posted a AED360.5m ($1.36bn) loss in the fourth-quarter alone - mainly due to impairment charges for investments and loans.

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