Bahrain central bank governor rebuts Moody’s downgrade

Bahrain’s central bank governor has rebutted concerns expressed by ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service about Bahrain’s financial sector, stressing that the country’s retail banks have seen “no major outflows.”

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Source: Gulf Times

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