Saudi Arabia

BEST BANK
Al Rajhi Bank

BEST DEBT HOUSE
Samba

BEST EQUITY HOUSE
HSBC/Saudi British Bank

Sceptics about Middle East banking sometimes suggest that there is no real competition for business in the region and that the market is dominated by a very few banks. Saudi Arabia gives the lie to this claim.

Not only are their many excellent banks, but to be the best requires a particular skill at present as this is a rapidly evolving market – Islamic financial services are developing at an unprecedented rate while the rapidly expanding capital market presents new challenges and opportunities.