- RIYADH: Saudi-based Al-Rajhi Bank, the Gulf's biggest Islamic lender by market value, posted an 8.6-percent fall in third-quarter earnings after it booked more provisions for loans.
Quarterly net profit was SR1.64 billion ($437.3 million) compared to SR1.795 billion in the same period a year ago, the bank said in a statement. Al-Rajhi Bank attributed the decline to its "conservative policy in boosting loan provisions."

