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Mashreq Bank’s results for 1997 were the best in its 30-year history with gross profits, profit growth and prudential ratios all showing a significant improvement. Significantly this record of consistent profitability has been achieved even though, as a private bank, it has to compete in a market dominated by state-owned or supported financial institutions.