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01/03/2017 15:15 AST
UGB's profit attributable to shareholders of the parent for 2016 decreased to $6.3 million compared to $11.2 million in 2015, with a similar decrease in basic earnings per share to 0.77 cents from 1.38 cents in 2015.
"During 2016 UGB shored up its equity base through raising $33 million of Tier-1 Capital and later in October 2016 UGB successfully repaid it's $100 million Subordinated Bond to the investors on its maturity underpinning the strength of diversified liquidity sources and investor confidence on UGB's business model. From profitability perspective our diversification strategy and focus on recurring revenue stream has again proved its strength and UGB has posted another profitable result despite challenges faced by the investment banking industry," said Masaud Hayat, Chairman of UGB.
UGB's total assets stood at $3 billion as at 31 December 2016, up from $2.72 billion in 2015; while the bank's balance sheet remains strong with total equity of $529.5 million, up from 2015's $503.3 million, an increase of around 5.2 per cent. This is mainly reflective of the $33 million Additional Tier 1 Capital Facility raised during the 1Q2016. UGB's Board of Directors will not be recommending any dividends for the year ended 2016.
CPI Financial
28/09/2017
Bahrain Bourse hereby announces the delisting of United Gulf Bank (UGB) from BHB's mainboard market. Following to the Resolutions of the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 25/09/2017 and after rec
Bahrain Bourse
01/09/2015
United Gulf Bank (UGB) has announced the appointment of Hussain Lalani as the acting chief executive.
Mr Lalani, currently the chief financial officer, has been with the bank since 2002.
Gulf Daily News
23/06/2015
Capital Intelligence (CI) announced today that it has affirmed Bahrain-based United Gulf Bank (UGB)'s Long and Short-Term Foreign Currency ratings at 'BBB' and 'A3' respectively, on the grounds of th
CPI Financial
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| Ticker | Price | Change |
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| IHC | 400.00 | 0.00 (0.00 |
| FAB | 15.90 | -0.26 (-1.61 |
| EMIRATESNBD | 24.60 | -0.05 (-0.21 |
| ADCB | 14.86 | 0.26 (1.78 |
| ADIB | 22.12 | 0.14 (0.63 |
09/10/2025
Once again, Boubyan Bank reinforces its global, regional and domestic digital banking leadership after being recognized with 4 prestigious awards from Global Finance, as part of its annual awards giv
Kuwait Times
09/10/2025
Guided by its philosophy that sees human capital investment as the foundation of sustainable growth, National Bank of Kuwait successfully concluded its 2025 training program for university students,
Kuwait Times
09/10/2025
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world's largest aluminium smelter on one site, celebrated the graduation of its second batch of employees from the Top-Up Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) programme in Ele
Trade Arabia
09/10/2025
Fertiglobe, the largest seaborne exporter of urea and ammonia globally and a key nitrogen fertiliser producer in the MENA region, has announced a minimum capital return of $277 million to shareholder
Khaleej Times
09/10/2025
Multiply Group, an Abu Dhabi-based investment holding company, on Wednesday announced that it will acquire a majority position in ISEM, a European leading packaging group, subject to regulatory appro
Khaleej Times
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