Top 1000 World Banks 2019 Middle East

The Middle East has a new number one, Saudi lenders feel the pinch from higher tax requirements, while Lebanese lenders lose their shine. Editor Brian Caplen and Middle East and Africa editor John Everington analyse this year's Top 1000 World Banks Middle Eastern results.

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Top 1000 World Banks - QNB returns to the top of Middle East table

July 1, 2019

In spite of Qatar's blockade by some of its Middle Eastern neighbours, Qatar National Bank has regained its position as the biggest bank in the region by Tier 1 capital.

Top 1000 World Banks 2019: Top 10 by profit change - Middle East

Rank World Rank Bank Country yoy % ch PTP $m
1 879 United Arab Bank United Arab Emirates 345.29 21
2 281 Commercial Bank Qatar 174.39 459
3 567 Noor Bank United Arab Emirates 62.14 164
4 239 Arab Bank Jordan 40.46 1,119
5 719 Al Masraf United Arab Emirates 32.86 131
6 646 National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) United Arab Emirates 30.38 168
7 924 Commercial Bank International United Arab Emirates 29.17 61
8 893 Ajman Bank United Arab Emirates 28.22 46
9 940 Bank of Beirut and the Arab Countries (BBAC) Lebanon 27.59 78
10 214 Allnma Bank Saudi Arabia 25.16 671

Top 1000 World Banks 2019: Top 25 by BIS Capital Ratio (Global)

Rank World Rank Bank Name Country BIS capital ratio %
1 345 Trade Bank of Iraq Iraq 108.73
2 443 Nederlandse Waterschapsbank Netherlands 74.00
3 969 First Energy Bank Bahrain 65.00
4 590 United National Corporation US 61.98
5 798 Banco Hipotecario del Uruguay (BHU) Uruguay 58.55
6 393 Coventry Building Society UK 45.60
7 594 Cagamas Berhad Malaysia 45.00
8 102 Nationwide Building Society UK 42.90
9 831 First Citizens Bank Trinidad and Tobago 39.34
10 654 Leeds Building Society UK 38.50
11 229 Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten Netherlands 38.10
12 694 Daiwa Next Bank Japan 37.94
13 783 International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) Azerbaijan 37.80
14 885 African Bank South Africa 37.80
15 307 SNS Bank Netherlands 37.10
16 473 Beal Bank US 36.86
17 680 National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain United Arab Emirates 36.73
18 934 Saxo Bank Group Denmark 35.00
19 588 Capitec Bank Holdings South Africa 33.90
20 754 Export Import Bank of the Republic of China Taiwan 33.83
21 668 National Bank of Bahrain Bahrain 33.81
22 512 Skipton Building Society UK 33.80
23 364 Aareal Bank Germany 31.94
24 255 J Safra Sarasin Holding Switzerland 31.78
25 249 Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego Poland 31.50

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