Bahrain banks lead GCC on net interest margins in Q2 2026
Bahraini lenders kept the highest net interest margins in the GCC in Q2 2026, steady at 3.03 per cent and the only national banking sector staying above the 3pc threshold, analysis cited.
03 per cent and remaining the only national banking sector in the region above the 3pc threshold. Analysis by Kamco Invest showed that Bahrain was the only GCC banking sector to remain above 3pc in the period.