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Participants in this discussion
Saad Azhari, Blom Bank
Ibrahim Dabdoub, National Bank of Kuwait
Eisa Al Eisa, Samba Financial Group
Samir Hanna, Bank Audi
Adel El-Labban, Ahli United Bank
Abdul Hamid Shoman, Arab Bank
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How has your bank been affected by the credit crunch?
SA, Blom Bank Lebanon is a distinct market with its own characteristics. Its retail banking evolution is still at an early stage and credit is extended very cautiously. The same is true for our other retail banking markets in Egypt, Jordan and Syria.
Our treasury placement philosophy is very conservative, so our portfolio did not at any point include hedge fund placements, mortgage-related CDOs and any securities that have suffered major losses in the credit crisis. As for our private banking customers, we had not recommended any such securities so there have been very few losses.
Economies of the Levant countries, which constitute our main battleground, are more sensitive to oil...
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