Islamic finance awards 2008: Best Islamic bank in the Middle East

Al Rajhi Bank

Islamic Finance Awards

Al Rajhi Bank

As a retail operation, Al Rajhi Bank is already one of the leading Islamic banks. It is the world’s largest Islamic lender and had assets worth $33 billion at the end of September 2007. Now, though, it is adding corporate and investment banking to its armoury and is becoming a force to be reckoned with across all products. The decision to develop a wholesale banking business has not been taken lightly: it has taken Al Rajhi almost 50 years to change its model.

Abdullah Sulaiman Al Rajhi (right), chief executive of the world’s largest Islamic lender

Abdullah Sulaiman Al Rajhi (right), chief executive of the world’s largest Islamic lender

Throughout the past year, Al Rajhi has been building the relevant teams and is starting to win business.

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