14 May

KFH backs student’s trip to Malaysia

Bahrain (KFH-Bahrain) has sponsored the educational trip of a Bahrain University student to Malaysia. Executive manager Abdul Razak Jawahery presented a cheque to Yousif Hassan Arafa at a ceremony at the KFH-Bahrain headquarters.
The educational field trip to Malaysia is undertaken by the students from the Department of Mass Communication Tourism and Fine Arts at the [...]

28 Jan

Bond plan mooted to save troubled British bank Northern Rock

Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Saturday confirmed receipt of a key report on the future financing of British bank Northern Rock, after claims its loans will be converted into bonds and sold.
US investment bank Goldman Sachs has been looking into whether two private sector companies have enough funds to bail out the stricken mortgage lender, [...]

28 Jan

The travelling circus

HERE they come, marching up the corridors under Rod Laver Arena,
bouncing on the balls of their feet, ponytails swinging side to
side.
There’s Nicole Vaidisova - is she really that tall? - there’s
Gisela Dulko - is she really that small? There’s Sania Mirza,
striding past, flanked by five members of her team.
There’s Novak Djokovic, arm draped loosely around [...]