There are 92 Middle Eastern banks in 2013’s Top 1000 ranking, a marginal increase on the 91 banks that were present in 2012, but still a positive continuation of growth from the 83 banks that featured in the 2011 ranking.
Middle Eastern banks grew their Tier 1 capital by 7.88% during 2012 and today account for a 3.69% share of the global Tier 1 capital represented by the 1000 banks in the ranking.