Liquid Real Estate Awards 2008: Best commercial bank, Middle East

Bahrain-based Ahli United Bank’s real estate interests are not confined to the Gulf region. It is a growing powerhouse in property investment in Europe and an established force in Islamic mortgages in the UK. Elliot Wilson reports.

Liquid Real Estate Awards

Best global research house Best global investment bank
Best US investment bank Best commercial bank, Middle East
Best overall developer, Nordic & Baltic regions Best overall developer, India
Best investment manager, Emerging Europe
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AUB builds far and wide

Ahli United Bank, a pan-Middle Eastern lender with branches and divisions from Cairo to London, is slowly, steadily, making its name in the global real estate market. It’s still far behind such institutions as Australia’s Macquarie, or investment banks such as Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch, but the Bahrain-based bank is gaining a reputation for being a solid, long-term investor and partner in the global property industry.

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