MANAMA: Loan portfolio of Bahrain’s banks rose to its highest level of BD7.1 billion at the end of June, compared to BD7.03bn in May, according to latest data compiled by Central Bank of Bahrain.

Bahrain’s business sector borrowed more than BD4.4bn, while personal loans reached BD2.51bn.
The government sector came at the bottom of the list with only BD176.2 million loan, reports our sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej.