Middle East Awards for excellence 2006 winners

Euromoney Awards for excellence 2006
Bahrain
I Egypt I Iran I Israel I Jordan I Kuwait I Lebanon I Morocco I Oman I Qatar I Saudi Arabia I United Arab Emirates I Lifetime Achievement

BEST BANK: National Bank of Kuwait BEST INVESTMENT BANK: HSBC BEST DEBT HOUSE: ABN Amro BEST EQUITY HOUSE: Credit Suisse BEST M&A HOUSE: Deutsche Bank BEST PROJECT FINANCE HOUSE: BNP Paribas BEST TREASURY AND RISK MANAGEMENT HOUSE: Samba BEST CASH MANAGEMENT HOUSE: HSBC

The region is awash with liquidity, there are more investable opportunities than for many years, governments are paying their bills to the private sector on time, regional companies are better managed than ever and more of them are looking for international expansion – none more so than DP World which has recently won a contested takeover for British ports operator P&O.

It could, however, be the last year of easy profits for all but the best managed of Arab banks.