Bassam Alghanim - Gulf Bank
Credit Crisis Claims First Gulf Billionaire
Filed under failures, Bassam Alghanim - Gulf Bank
October 29, 2008 8:43 pm
Flush oil prices and plenty of mystique had, until recently, lent the Persian Gulf an aura of immunity when it came to the current credit crisis. No more. Kuwaiti banking ... Read more »
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