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REVEALED: Top 20 banks in the Middle East
Saudi’s National Commercial Bank ranks number one in influential ranking of region’s top lenders
Bank: Bank pasargad
nRegional Rank: 19
nWorld Rank: 257
nCountry: Iran
nTier 1 capital ($m): 3,362
Bank: Mashreq Bank
nRegional Rank: 18
nWorld Rank: 236
nCountry: UAE
nTier 1 capital ($m): 3,645
Bank: Arab Banking Corporation
nRegional Rank: 17
nWorld Rank: 220
nCountry: Bahrain
Bank: Arab National Bank
nRegional Rank: 16
nWorld Rank: 217
nCountry: Saudi Arabia
nTier 1 capital ($m): 4,078
Bank: Alinma Bank
nRegional Rank: 15
nWorld Rank: 214
nCountry: Saudi Arabia
nTier 1 capital ($m): 4,233
Bank: Saudi British Bank
nRegional Rank: 14
nWorld Rank: 210
nCountry: Saudi Arabia
nTier 1 capital ($m): 4,408
Bank: Arab Bank
nRegional Rank: 13
nWorld Rank: 203
nCountry: Jordan
nTier 1 capital ($m): 4,616
Bank: Kuwait Finance House
nRegional Rank: 12
nWorld Rank: 185
nCountry: Kuwait
nTier 1 capital ($m): 5,352
Bank: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
nRegional Rank: 11
nWorld Rank: 169
nCountry: UAE
nTier 1 capital ($m): 5,816
Bank: National Bank of Kuwait
nRegional Rank: 10
nWorld Rank: 166
nCountry: kuwait
nTier 1 capital ($m): 5,898
Bank: Banque Saudi Fransi
nRegional Rank: 9
nWorld Rank: 165
nCountry: Saudi Arabia
nTier 1 capital ($m): 5,959
Bank: First Gulf Bank
nRegional Rank: 8
nWorld Rank: 161
nCountry: UAE
nTier 1 capital ($m): 6,192
Bank: National Bank of Abu Dhabi
nRegional Rank: 7
nWorld Rank: 149
nCountry: UAE
nTier 1 capital ($m): 7,103
Bank: Emirates NBD
nRegional Rank: 6
nWorld Rank: 146
nCountry: UAE
nTier 1 capital ($m): 7,515
Bank: Riyad Bank
nRegional Rank: 5
nWorld Rank: 145
nCountry: Saudi Arabia
nTier 1 capital ($m): 7,544
Bank: Samba Financial Group
nRegional Rank: 4
nWorld Rank: 143
nCountry: Saudi Arabia
nTier 1 capital ($m): 7,554
Bank: Al Rajhi Bank
nRegional Rank: 3
nWorld Rank: 142
nCountry: Saudi Arabia
nTier 1 capital ($m): 7,622
Bank: Qatar National Bank
nRegional Rank: 2
nWorld Rank: 129
nCountry: Qatar
nTier 1 capital ($m): 8,845
Bank: National Commercial Bank
nRegional Rank: 1
nWorld Rank: 115
nCountry: Saudi Arabia
nTier 1 capital ($m): 10,186
nn* Two banks were redacted from this list due to regional sensitivities
