Date of Region Rank Banks Results Country Southern 1 Standard Bank Group Dec-06 South Africa (Stanbank) Southern 2 ABSA Group Dec-06 South Africa Southern 3 Nedbank Group Dec-06 South Africa Southern 4 Investec Mar-07 South Africa Southern 5 FirstRand Banking Group Jun-06 South Africa North 6 Credit Populaire du Maroc Dec-06 Morocco North 7 Attijariwafabank Dec-06 Morocco West 8 Intercontinental Bank plc Feb-07 Nigeria North 9 National Bank of Egypt Jun-06 Egypt North 10 Libyan Arab Foreign Bank Dec-04 Libya West 11 Union Bank of Nigeria plc Mar-06 Nigeria North 12 Banque Marocaine du Commerce Dec-06 Morocco Exterieur West 13 Zenith International Bank plc Jun-06 Nigeria North 14 Banque Misr Jun-05 Egypt North 15 Commercial International Bank Dec-06 Egypt North 16 Banque du Caire Jun-06 Egypt West 17 Ecobank Transnational Dec-06 Togo North 18 Arab International Bank Jun-06 Egypt West 19 First Bank of Nigeria plc Mar-07 Nigeria West 20 Guaranty Trust Bank plc Feb-07 Nigeria East 21 Mauritius Commercial Bank Jun-06 Mauritius North 22 Credit Populaire d'Algerie Dec-06 Algeria Southern 23 African Bank Ltd Dec-06 South Africa North 24 Societe Tunisienne de Banque Dec-06 Tunisia North 25 Bank of Alexandria Jun-06 Egypt West 26 IBTC Chartered Bank plc Dec-06 Nigeria West 27 Oceanic Bank plc Sep-06 Nigeria West 28 United Bank for Africa plc Sep-06 Nigeria East 29 State Bank of Mauritius Jun-06 Mauritius West 30 First Inland Bank plc Apr-07 Nigeria North 31 Banque Internationale Arabe Dec-06 Tunisia de Tunisie West 32 Diamond Bank plc Apr-06 Nigeria North 33 Societe Generale Marocaine de Dec-05 Morocco Banques North 34 Banque Nationale Agricole Dec-06 Tunisia West 35 Spring Bank plc Dec-05 Nigeria North 36 Arab African International Dec-06 Egypt Bank North 37 Credit Agricole Egypt Bank Dec-06 Egypt West 38 Ecobank Nigeria Dec-06 Nigeria North 39 Banque de Tunisie Dec-06 Tunisia West 40 Platinum-Habib Bank plc Jun-06 Nigeria North 41 National Societe Generale Dec-06 Egypt Bank West 42 Access Bank plc Mar-07 Nigeria West 43 Afribank Nigeria plc Mar-06 Nigeria North 44 Banque de l'Habitat Dec-06 Tunisia West 45 Standard Chartered Bank Dec-05 Nigeria Nigeria Ltd West 46 Wema Bank plc Mar-06 Nigeria West 47 Fidelity Bank plc Jun-06 Nigeria West 48 Skye Bank plc Dec-05 Nigeria West 49 First City Monument Bank plc Apr-06 Nigeria Central 50 BGFI Bank Dec-06 Gabon East 51 Barclays Bank of Kenya Dec-06 Kenya East 52 Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Jun-05 Ethiopia Southern 53 Banco de Fomento Angola Dec-05 Angola East 54 Kenya Commercial Bank Dec-05 Kenya North 55 Gumhouria Bank Dec-05 Libya East 56 Standard Chartered Bank Dec-06 Kenya [Kenya] West 57 Societe Generale Banques Cote Dec-06 Cote d'Ivoire d'Ivoire Southern 58 Standard Bank Namibia Dec-05 Namibia Southern 59 Capitec Bank Feb-06 South Africa Southern 60 Bank Windhoek Ltd Jun-06 Namibia Southern 61 Barclays Bank of Botswana Ltd Dec-05 Botswana West 62 Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Dec-06 Ghana Ltd West 63 Ghana Commercial Bank Dec-05 Ghana Southern 64 Teba Bank Feb-06 South Africa West 65 CBAO Dec-06 Senegal West 66 Ban. Comm. et' l'Industrie de Dec-06 Cote d'Ivoire la Cote d'Ivoire SA Southern 67 Banco de Poupanca e Credito Dec-05 Angola SARL Southern 68 Sasfin Holdings Jun-06 South Africa West 69 Societe Generale de Banques Dec-06 Senegal au Senegal East 70 Co-operative Bank of Kenya Dec-06 Kenya Central 71 Banque Internationale pour Dec-06 Cameroon l'Epargne et le credit East 72 Development Bank of Mauritius Jun-05 Mauritius Ltd West 73 Barclays Bank of Ghana Ltd Dec-05 Ghana East 74 Omdurman National Bank Dec-05 Sudan East 75 Development Bank of Mauritius Jun-04 Mauritius Ltd East 76 Commercial Bank of Eritrea Dec-04 Eritrea East 77 Bank of Khartoum Dec-04 Sudan Southern 78 Banco Africanos de Dec-05 Angola Investimentos SARL East 79 CFC Bank Dec-06 Kenya East 80 National Bank of Kenya Dec-06 Kenya Southern 81 Banco Internacional de Dec-05 Mozambique Mocambique West 82 SG-SSB Bank Ltd Dec-05 Ghana Southern 83 National Bank of Malawi Dec-05 Malawi Central 84 BICIG Dec-05 Gabon Southern 85 Barclays Bank Zambia plc Dec-05 Zambia East 86 National Bank of Commerce Dec-04 Tanzania (NBC) Ltd Central 87 Societe Generale de Banques Dec-06 Cameroon au Cameroon SA Central 88 Afriland First Bank Dec-06 Cameroon East 89 CRDB Dec-05 Tanzania Southern 90 ABC Holdings Dec-05 Botswana West 91 Bank of Africa-Benin Dec-05 Benin Southern 92 Standard Chartered Bank Dec-05 Zambia Zambia Ltd East 93 Investments & Mortgages Bank Dec-06 Kenya East 94 CRDC Bank Ltd Dec-06 Tanzania East 95 National Industrial Credit Dec-05 Kenya Bank (NIC Bank] Southern 96 BCI Fomento Dec-05 Mozambique East 97 Barclays Bank of Uganda Ltd Dec-05 Uganda Central 98 Commercial Bank of Cameroon Dec-06 Cameroon East 99 Bank of Abyssinia Jun-05 Ethiopia North 100 Banque Mauritanienne Commerce Dec-05 Uganda International Capital Assets CAR Region Rank Banks ($M) ($M) (%) Southern 1 Standard Bank Group 6,516 139,023 4.7 (Stanbank) Southern 2 ABSA Group 4,850 68,766 7.1 Southern 3 Nedbank Group 4,082 59,016 6.9 Southern 4 Investec 3,175 46,813 6.8 Southern 5 FirstRand Banking Group 2,928 61,700 4.7 North 6 Credit Populaire du Maroc 1,711 16,002 10.7 North 7 Attijariwafabank 1,538 19,573 7.9 West 8 Intercontinental Bank plc 1,277 5,735 22.2 North 9 National Bank of Egypt 1,179 34,107 3.4 North 10 Libyan Arab Foreign Bank 966 11,242 8.6 West 11 Union Bank of Nigeria plc 783 5,248 14.9 North 12 Banque Marocaine du Commerce 748 10,060 7.4 Exterieur West 13 Zenith International Bank plc 738 4,785 15.4 North 14 Banque Misr 584 18,490 3.1 North 15 Commercial International Bank 538 6,632 8.1 North 16 Banque du Caire 510 7,943 6.4 West 17 Ecobank Transnational 482 3,504 13.8 North 18 Arab International Bank 474 3,833 12.3 West 19 First Bank of Nigeria plc 465 6,574 7.1 West 20 Guaranty Trust Bank plc 406 3,959 10.2 East 21 Mauritius Commercial Bank 403 3,226 12.5 North 22 Credit Populaire d'Algerie 400 6,494 6.2 Southern 23 African Bank Ltd 374 1,134 33.0 North 24 Societe Tunisienne de Banque 338 3,620 9.3 North 25 Bank of Alexandria 315 5,764 5.4 West 26 IBTC Chartered Bank plc 308 895 34.4 West 27 Oceanic Bank plc 297 2,926 10.1 West 28 United Bank for

Africa plc 296 6,962 4.2 East 29 State Bank of Mauritius 284 1,634 17.4 West 30 First Inland Bank plc 282 1,510 18.6 North 31 Banque Internationale Arabe 276 3,186 8.6 de Tunisie West 32 Diamond Bank plc 272 1,738 15.6 North 33 Societe Generale Marocaine de 271 3,790 7.1 Banques North 34 Banque Nationale Agricole 269 3,463 7.7 West 35 Spring Bank plc 267 1,052 25.4 North 36 Arab African International 258 4,918 5.2 Bank North 37 Credit Agricole Egypt Bank 247 2,763 8.9 West 38 Ecobank Nigeria 238 1,070 22.2 North 39 Banque de Tunisie 231 1,395 16.5 West 40 Platinum-Habib Bank plc 224 1,249 17.9 North 41 National Societe Generale 216 3,521 6.1 Bank West 42 Access Bank plc 215 2,502 8.6 West 43 Afribank Nigeria plc 211 1,024 20.6 North 44 Banque de l'Habitat 208 2,924 7.1 West 45 Standard Chartered Bank 207 531 38.9 Nigeria Ltd West 46 Wema Bank plc 206 1,050 19.6 West 47 Fidelity Bank plc 200 934 21.4 West 48 Skye Bank plc 198 1,346 14.7 West 49 First City Monument Bank plc 196 831 23.6 Central 50 BGFI Bank 185 1,199 15.5 East 51 Barclays Bank of Kenya 178 1,689 10.5 East 52 Commercial Bank of Ethiopia 166 3,828 4.3 Southern 53 Banco de Fomento Angola 155 1,579 9.8 East 54 Kenya Commercial Bank 132 1,333 9.9 North 55 Gumhouria Bank 121 3,441 3.5 East 56 Standard Chartered Bank 120 1,167 10.3 [Kenya] West...

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Top 100 Arab Banks: The Middle East presents its annual review of the region's Top 100 Arab Banks and includes a special focus on Islamic banking, which has witnessed an impressive surge across four continents

Middle East, The, Oct, 2006 by Moin Siddiqi, Neil Ford

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TOP 100

DATARANKING BANK RESULTS

1 National Commercial Bank 31/12/20052 Arab Bank plc 31/12/20053 Al Rajhi Bank 31/12/20054 Samba Financial Group 31/12/20055 Riyad Bank 31/12/20056 Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank 31/12/20057 Emirates Bank International 31/12/20058 National Bank of Kuwait 31/12/20059 First Gulf Bank 31/12/200510 Saudi British Bank 31/12/200511 National Bank of Abu Dhabi 31/12/200512 Kuwait Finance House 31/12/200513 Arab Banking Corporation 31/12/200514 Mashreqbank 31/12/200515 Arab National Bank 31/12/200516 Gulf International Bank 31/12/200517 Qatar National Bank 31/12/200518 Banque Saudi Fransi 31/12/200419 Union National Bank 31/12/200520 Saudi Investment Bank 31/12/200521 National Bank of Dubai 31/12/200522 Gulf International Corporation GSC 31/12/200423 Commercial Bank of Qatar 31/12/200524 Attijariwafabank 31/12/200525 National Bank of Egypt 30/06/200426 Saudi Hollandi Bank 31/12/200527 Gulf Bank 31/12/200528 Dubai Islamic Bank 31/12/200529 Audi Saradar Group 31/12/200530 Credit Populaire du Maroc 31/12/200431 Ahli United Bank 31/12/200532 Blom Bank 31/12/200533 Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait 31/12/200534 Commercial Bank of Kuwait 31/12/200535 Bank of Industry and Mine 31/03/200636 Bank Saderat Iran 31/03/200437 Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur 31/12/200538 Bank Muscat 31/12/200539 Bank Melli Iran 31/03/200440 Bank Keshavarzi 31/03/200541 Burgan Bank 31/12/200542 Bank Al Jazira 31/12/200543 International Banking Corporation 31/12/200544 Sharjah Islamic Bank 31/12/200545 Banque Misr 30/06/200446 Commercial Bank of Dubai 31/12/200547 Banque de la Mediterranee 31/12/200348 Bank of Kuwait & the Middle East 31/12/200549 Doha Bank 31/12/200550 Banque du Caire 30/06/200551 Qatar Islamic Bank 31/12/200552 Bank Mellat 31/03/2005

53 Bank of Sharjah 31/31/200554 Arab International Bank 30/06/200555 Byblos Bank 31/12/200456 National Bank of Bahrain 31/12/200557 United Gulf Bank 31/12/200558 National Bank of Oman 31/12/200559 Arab Bank for Investment & Foreign Trade 31/12/200560 National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain 31/12/200561 Bank Maskan 31/03/200462 Shamil Bank of Bahrain 31/12/200563 The Housing Bank for Trade and Finance 31/12/200464 Fransabank 31/12/200565 Banque Exterieure d' Algerie 31/12/200366 Bank Tejarat 31/03/200467 Bank Sepah 31/03/200568 Invest Bank 31/12/200569 National Bank of Fujairah 31/12/200570 Export Development Bank of Iran 31/03/200671 Societe Tunisienne de Banque 31/12/200472 Commercial International Bank [Egypt] 31/12/200473 Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait 31/12/200574 Parsian Bank 31/03/200575 Oman International Bank 31/12/200576 Societe Generale Marocaine de Banques 31/12/200477 Banque Nationale Agricole 31/12/200378 Bank of Alexandria 30/12/200579 Rakbank 31/12/200580 Commercial Bank of Syria 31/12/200581 Libyan Arab Foreign Bank 31/12/200382 Banque Libano-Francaise 31/12/200483 International Bank of Qatar 31/12/200584 United Arab Bank 31/12/200585 Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie SA 31/12/200586 Credit do Maroc SA 31/12/200587 Egyptian Arab Land Bank 30/06/200488 Banque de Tunisie SA 31/12/200589 Bank Dhofar 31/12/200590 Banque de l'Habitat 31/12/200491 Arab African International Bank 31/12/200492 Wahda Bank 31/12/200493 Export Development Bank of Egypt 30/06/200594 Union Internationale de Banques SA 31/12/200495 Suez Canal Bank SAE 31/12/200496 Banque du Sud 31/12/200497 Gumhouria Bank 31/12/200598 HSBC Bank Egypt SAE 31/12/200599 Egyptian American Bank 31/12/2004100 National Commercial Bank SAL 31/12/2004

COUNTRYRANKING BANK ($M)

1 National Commercial Bank Saudi Arabia2 Arab Bank plc Jordan3 Al Rajhi Bank Saudi Arabia4 Samba Financial Group Saudi Arabia5 Riyad Bank Saudi Arabia6 Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank United Arab Emirates7 Emirates Bank International United Arab Emirates8 National Bank of Kuwait Kuwait9 First Gulf Bank United Arab Emirates10 Saudi British Bank Saudi Arabia11 National Bank of Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates12 Kuwait Finance House Kuwait13 Arab Banking Corporation Bahrain14 Mashreqbank United Arab Emirates15 Arab National Bank Saudi Arabia16 Gulf International Bank Bahrain17 Qatar National Bank Qatar18 Banque Saudi Fransi Saudi Arabia19 Union National Bank United Arab Emirates20 Saudi Investment Bank Saudi Arabia21 National Bank of Dubai United Arab Emirates22 Gulf International Corporation GSC Kuwait23 Commercial Bank of Qatar Qatar24 Attijariwafabank Morocco25 National Bank of Egypt Egypt26 Saudi Hollandi Bank Saudi Arabia27 Gulf Bank Kuwait28 Dubai Islamic Bank United Arab Emirates29 Audi Saradar Group Lebanon30 Credit Populaire du Maroc Morocco31 Ahli United Bank Bahrain32 Blom Bank Lebanon33 Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait Kuwait34 Commercial Bank of Kuwait Kuwait35 Bank of Industry and Mine Iran36 Bank Saderat Iran Iran37 Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur Morocco38 Bank Muscat Oman39 Bank Melli Iran Iran40 Bank Keshavarzi Iran41 Burgan Bank Kuwait42 Bank Al Jazira Saudi Arabia43 International Banking Corporation Bahrain44 Sharjah Islamic Bank United Arab Emirates45 Banque Misr Egypt46 Commercial Bank of Dubai United Arab Emirates47 Banque de la Mediterranee Lebanon48 Bank of Kuwait & the Middle East Kuwait49 Doha Bank Qatar50 Banque du Caire Egypt51 Qatar Islamic Bank Qatar52 Bank Mellat Iran53 Bank of Sharjah United Arab Emirates

54 Arab International Bank Egypt55 Byblos Bank Lebanon56 National Bank of Bahrain Bahrain57 United Gulf Bank Bahrain58 National Bank of Oman Oman59 Arab Bank for Investment & Foreign Trade United Arab Emirates60 National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain United Arab Emirates61 Bank Maskan Iran62 Shamil Bank of Bahrain Bahrain63 The Housing Bank for Trade and Finance Jordan64 Fransabank Lebanon65 Banque Exterieure d' Algerie Algeria66 Bank Tejarat Iran67 Bank Sepah Iran68 Invest Bank United Arab Emirates69 National Bank of Fujairah United Arab Emirates70 Export Development Bank of Iran Iran71 Societe Tunisienne de Banque Tunisia72 Commercial International Bank [Egypt] Egypt73 Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait Bahrain74 Parsian Bank Iran75 Oman International Bank Oman76 Societe Generale Marocaine de Banques Morocco77 Banque Nationale Agricole Tunisia78 Bank of Alexandria Egypt79 Rakbank United Arab Emirates80 Commercial Bank of Syria Syria81 Libyan Arab Foreign Bank Libya82 Banque Libano-Francaise Lebanon83 International Bank of Qatar Qatar84 United Arab Bank United Arab Emirates85 Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie SA Tunisia86 Credit do Maroc SA Morocco87 Egyptian Arab Land Bank Egypt88 Banque de Tunisie SA Tunisia89 Bank Dhofar Oman90 Banque de l'Habitat Tunisia91 Arab African International Bank Egypt92 Wahda Bank Libya93 Export Development Bank of Egypt Egypt94 Union Internationale de Banques SA Tunisia95 Suez Canal Bank SAE Egypt96 Banque du Sud Tunisia97 Gumhouria Bank Libya98 HSBC Bank Egypt SAE Egypt99 Egyptian American Bank Egypt100 National Commercial Bank SAL Libya

CAPITAL ASSETSRANKING BANK ($M) ($M)

1 National Commercial Bank 5,777 38,9292 Arab Bank plc 3,749 27,4843 Al Rajhi Bank 3,597 25,3774 Samba Financial Group 3,446 28,9205 Riyad Bank 2,908 21,3836 Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank 2,344 15,6537 Emirates Bank International 2,110 16,1728 National Bank of Kuwait 2,109 21,2349 First Gulf Bank 2,085 7,15710 Saudi British Bank 2,001 17,60411 National Bank of Abu Dhabi 1,915 22,78012 Kuwait Finance House 1,842 16,03113 Arab Banking Corporation 1,842 17,58814 Mashreqbank 1,718 12,45515 Arab National Bank 1,692 18,02216 Gulf International Bank 1,613 22,85717 Qatar National Bank 1,478 13,75318 Banque Saudi Fransi 1,473 15,93419 Union National Bank 1,425 9,51220 Saudi Investment Bank 1,417 10,56921 National Bank of Dubai 1,356 13,99822 Gulf International Corporation GSC 1,321 7,25623 Commercial Bank of Qatar 1,295 6,09424 Attijariwafabank 1,199 12,72525 National Bank of Egypt 1,076 22,70726 Saudi Hollandi Bank 980 10,67027 Gulf Bank 955 8,93228 Dubai Islamic Bank 871 11,70829 Audi Saradar Group 869 11,47830 Credit Populaire du Maroc 862 12,55531 Ahli United Bank 819 13,87232 Blom Bank 817 11,91833 Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait 811 6,87634 Commercial Bank of Kuwait 804 8,02335 Bank of Industry and Mine 761 2,71936 Bank Saderat Iran 746 18,33937 Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur 704 8,17438 Bank Muscat 668 5,18539 Bank Melli Iran 666 27,52440 Bank Keshavarzi 643 10,02241 Burgan Bank 624 6,47242 Bank Al Jazira 620 3,77843 International Banking Corporation 585 2,40344 Sharjah Islamic Bank 559 1,44345 Banque Misr 535 14,71946 Commercial Bank of Dubai 530 4,03347 Banque de la Mediterranee 525 5,06048 Bank of Kuwait & the Middle East 524 5,52049 Doha Bank 516 4,18450 Banque du Caire 506 7,84051 Qatar Islamic Bank 485 2,62452 Bank Mellat 483 26,43953 Bank of Sharjah 469 1,56554 Arab International Bank 459 3,652

55 Byblos Bank 458 6,78456 National Bank of Bahrain 423 3,98457 United Gulf Bank 422 1,68758 National Bank of Oman 415 2,26259 Arab Bank for Investment & Foreign Trade 382 1,69460 National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain 378 1,02761 Bank Maskan 370 5,01062 Shamil Bank of Bahrain 365 1,52663 The Housing Bank for Trade and Finance 359 3,51964 Fransabank 358 4,95365 Banque Exterieure d' Algerie 346 7,44066 Bank Tejarat 346 13,48667 Bank Sepah 344 15,63468 Invest Bank 343 1,67469 National Bank of Fujairah 329 1,71070 Export Development Bank of Iran 327 1,62371 Societe Tunisienne de Banque 321 3,57372 Commercial International Bank [Egypt] 310 4,53473 Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait 306 3,98674 Parsian Bank 305 3,95875 Oman International Bank 297 2,13576 Societe Generale Marocaine de Banques 289 3,37977 Banque Nationale Agricole 280 2,87578 Bank of Alexandria 279 6,65379 Rakbank 276 2,00080 Commercial Bank of Syria 249 16,07581 Libyan Arab Foreign Bank 237 8,98182 Banque Libano-Francaise 235 3,49183 International Bank of Qatar 230 1,28084 United Arab Bank 219 1,12585 Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie SA 194 2,68886 Credit do Maroc SA 190 2,59287 Egyptian Arab Land Bank 190 3,19488 Banque de Tunisie SA 187 1,25789 Bank Dhofar 162 1,60890 Banque de l'Habitat 154 2,53491 Arab African International Bank 151 1,76792 Wahda Bank 143 1,92793 Export Development Bank of Egypt 138 1,32894 Union Internationale de Banques SA 137 1,40095 Suez Canal Bank SAE 137 2,26296 Banque du Sud 127 1,62497 Gumhouria Bank 121 3,44198 HSBC Bank Egypt SAE 112 2,34099 Egyptian American Bank 97 1,751100 National Commercial Bank SAL 95 2,459

CAR PROFITS

RANKING BANK (%) ($M)

1 National Commercial Bank 14.84 1,3382 Arab Bank plc 13.64 503.203 Al Rajhi Bank 14.17 1,5044 Samba Financial Group 11.91 1,0735 Riyad Bank 13.60 7586 Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank 15.00 5237 Emirates Bank International 13.04 4718 National Bank of Kuwait 9.93 7369 First Gulf Bank 29.13 28710 Saudi British Bank 11.36 66911 National Bank of Abu Dhabi 8.40 71712 Kuwait Finance House 11.50 40613 Arab Banking Corporation 10.47 15514 Mashreqbank 13.80 55015 Arab National Bank 9.40 48816 Gulf International Bank 7.05 20717 Qatar National Bank 10.74 42218 Banque Saudi Fransi 9.24 41019 Union National Bank 14.98 31420 Saudi Investment Bank 13.40 28421 National Bank of Dubai 9.69 30022 Gulf International Corporation GSC 18.20 13523 Commercial Bank of Qatar 21.25 19424 Attijariwafabank 9.42 13125 National Bank of Egypt 4.74 3626 Saudi Hollandi Bank 9.20 28127 Gulf Bank 10.70 30228 Dubai Islamic Bank 7.44 29029 Audi Saradar Group 7.57 12730 Credit Populaire du Maroc 6.86 21531 Ahli United Bank 5.90 19632 Blom Bank 6.85 16133 Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait 11.79 16734 Commercial Bank of Kuwait 10.02 28835 Bank of Industry and Mine 29.98 16136 Bank Saderat Iran 4.06 47037 Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur 8.61 12438 Bank Muscat 12.88 13739 Bank Melli Iran 2.42 53840 Bank Keshavarzi 6.41 21441 Burgan Bank 9.64 15042 Bank Al Jazira 16.41 23443 International Banking Corporation 24.34 49444 Sharjah Islamic Bank 38.73 5145 Banque Misr 3.63 3146 Commercial Bank of Dubai 13.14 15047 Banque de la Mediterranee 10.37 3248 Bank of Kuwait & the Middle East 9.50 16049 Doha Bank 12.33 21750 Banque du Caire 6.45 1851 Qatar Islamic Bank 18.48 14052 Bank Mellat 1.82 17653 Bank of Sharjah 29.96 16454 Arab International Bank 12.56 3255 Byblos Bank 6.75 64

56 National Bank of Bahrain 10.61 8157 United Gulf Bank 25.00 8158 National Bank of Oman 18.34 6259 Arab Bank for Investment & Foreign Trade 22.55 3660 National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain 36.80 6961 Bank Maskan 7.38 14862 Shamil Bank of Bahrain 23.91 4163 The Housing Bank for Trade and Finance 10.20 6364 Fransabank 7.22 5565 Banque Exterieure d' Algerie 4.65 1166 Bank Tejarat 2.56 9767 Bank Sepah 2.20 17668 Invest Bank 20.49 8869 National Bank of Fujairah 19.24 4870 Export Development Bank of Iran 20.14 5671 Societe Tunisienne de Banque 8.98 472 Commercial International Bank [Egypt] 6.83 9173 Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait 7.67 7974 Parsian Bank 7.70 16175 Oman International Bank 13.91 6576 Societe Generale Marocaine de Banques 8.55 4977 Banque Nationale Agricole 9.74 1578 Bank of Alexandria 4.19 2179 Rakbank 13.80 5080 Commercial Bank of Syria 1.54 37681 Libyan Arab Foreign Bank 2.63 11882 Banque Libano-Francaise 6.73 2283 International Bank of Qatar 17.96 2584 United Arab Bank 19.46 4285 Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie SA 7.20 1486 Credit do Maroc SA 7.33 2987 Egyptian Arab Land Bank 5.94 0.3588 Banque de Tunisie SA 14.87 2589 Bank Dhofar 10.07 4290 Banque de l'Habitat 6.07 1591 Arab African International Bank 8.56 2892 Wahda Bank 7.42 1193 Export Development Bank of Egypt 10.40 1094 Union Internationale de Banques SA 9.78 095 Suez Canal Bank SAE 6.05 396 Banque du Sud 7.82 097 Gumhouria Bank 3.51 898 HSBC Bank Egypt SAE 4.78 1099 Egyptian American Bank 5.54 39100 National Commercial Bank SAL 3.86 25

ROE ROARANKING BANK (%) (%)

1 National Commercial Bank 23.10 3.442 Arab Bank plc 13.42 1.833 Al Rajhi Bank 41.80 5.94 Samba Financial Group 31.10 3.715 Riyad Bank 26.06 3.546 Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank 22.31 3.347 Emirates Bank International 22.32 2.918 National Bank of Kuwait 34.90 3.469 First Gulf Bank 13.76 4.0110 Saudi British Bank 33.43 3.8011 National Bank of Abu Dhabi 37.44 3.1512 Kuwait Finance House 22.04 2.5313 Arab Banking Corporation 8.41 0.9014 Mashreqbank 32.10 4.4115 Arab National Bank 28.84 2.7116 Gulf International Bank 12.83 0.9017 Qatar National Bank 28.55 3.0718 Banque Saudi Fransi 27.83 2.5719 Union National Bank 22.03 3.3020 Saudi Investment Bank 20.04 2.6821 National Bank of Dubai 22.12 2.1422 Gulf International Corporation GSC 10.22 1.8623 Commercial Bank of Qatar 15.00 3.2024 Attijariwafabank 10.90 1.0325 National Bank of Egypt 3.34 0.1626 Saudi Hollandi Bank 28.67 2.6327 Gulf Bank 31.62 3.3828 Dubai Islamic Bank 33.30 2.4729 Audi Saradar Group 14.61 1.1030 Credit Populaire du Maroc 24.94 1.7131 Ahli United Bank 23.93 1.4132 Blom Bank 19.70 1.3533 Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait 20.59 2.4234 Commercial Bank of Kuwait 35.82 3.5935 Bank of Industry and Mine 21.56 5.9236 Bank Saderat Iran 63.00 2.5637 Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur 17.60 1.5138 Bank Muscat 20.50 2.6439 Bank Melli Iran 80.78 1.9540 Bank Keshavarzi 33.28 2.1341 Burgan Bank 24.03 2.3142 Bank Al Jazira 37.74 6.2043 International Banking Corporation 84.44 20.5544 Sharjah Islamic Bank 9.12 3.5345 Banque Misr 5.80 0.2146 Commercial Bank of Dubai 28.30 3.7247 Banque de la Mediterranee 6.10 0.6348 Bank of Kuwait & the Middle East 30.53 2.9049 Doha Bank 42.05 5.1850 Banque du Caire 3.55 0.2351 Qatar Islamic Bank 28.86 5.3352 Bank Mellat 36.43 0.6653 Bank of Sharjah 34.96 10.4854 Arab International Bank 6.97 0.8955 Byblos Bank 13.97 0.9456 National Bank of Bahrain 19.14 2.03

57 United Gulf Bank 19.20 4.8058 National Bank of Oman 14.94 2.7459 Arab Bank for Investment & Foreign Trade 9.42 2.1260 National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain 18.25 6.7261 Bank Maskan 40.00 2.9562 Shamil Bank of Bahrain 11.23 2.6863 The Housing Bank for Trade and Finance 17.54 1.7964 Fransabank 15.36 11.1165 Banque Exterieure d' Algerie 3.18 0.1466 Bank Tejarat 28.03 0.7267 Bank Sepah 51.16 1.1268 Invest Bank 25.65 5.2569 National Bank of Fujairah 14.59 2.8070 Export Development Bank of Iran 17.12 3.4571 Societe Tunisienne de Banque 1.24 0.1172 Commercial International Bank [Egypt] 29.35 2.0073 Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait 25.81 1.9874 Parsian Bank 52.78 4.0675 Oman International Bank 21.88 3.0476 Societe Generale Marocaine de Banques 16.95 1.4577 Banque Nationale Agricole 5.35 0.5278 Bank of Alexandria 7.52 0.3179 Rakbank 18.11 2.5080 Commercial Bank of Syria 151.00 2.3481 Libyan Arab Foreign Bank 49.79 1.3182 Banque Libano-Francaise 9.36 0.6383 International Bank of Qatar 10.87 1.9584 United Arab Bank 19.17 3.7385 Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie SA 7.21 0.5286 Credit do Maroc SA 15.52 1.1387 Egyptian Arab Land Bank 0.18 0.0188 Banque de Tunisie SA 13.36 1.9889 Bank Dhofar 25.92 2.6190 Banque de l'Habitat 9.74 0.5991 Arab African International Bank 18.54 1.6092 Wahda Bank 7.70 0.5793 Export Development Bank of Egypt 7.50 0.7894 Union Internationale de Banques SA -- --95 Suez Canal Bank SAE 2.19 0.1396 Banque du Sud -- --97 Gumhouria Bank 6.60 0.2398 HSBC Bank Egypt SAE 8.92 0.7599 Egyptian American Bank 40.82 2.23100 National Commercial Bank SAL 26.31 1.01

Researched and compiledby Mom Siddiqi

CAR = Capital assets ratio.

Capital = 'tier- one' capital.

Profits = Pre-tax earnings inUS dollar millions.

ROE = Return on equity(capital)

ROA = Return on assets.Sources: The Bankers'

Almanac and Company reportsTop 100 Middle Eastern &North African banks wereranked according to tier-onecapital that comprises (i)common shareholders' equityand retained profits or netearnings; (ii) qualifyingnon-cumulative preferred stock(up to a maximum of 25% ofTier-one capital); (iii) minorityinterests in equity accounts ofconsolidated subsidiaries).The Basle Capital ConvergenceAccord as operated by mostdomestic regulators in theregion requires banks to holdcapital equivalent to at least8% of their combined assets,consolidated subsidiaries.)

The Basle Capital ConvergenceAccord as operated by mostdomestic regulators in theregion requires banks to holdcapital equivalent to at least8% of their combined assets,with half of this cushion in theform of tier-one capital andother half comprising 'tier-two'capital. The latter comprises(i) reserves for [bad debts]that may not exceed 100% oftier-one capital; (ii) perpetualpreferred stock not qualifiedto include into tier-one; (iii)hybrid capital instrumentsand mandatory convertibles;(iv) subordinated debt; and (v)preferred stock with medium-termremaining currentmaturity.

Banking profitability iscalculated before corporatetaxes and minority interestsfor end-reporting period.The financial health of a

single bank is measured byannual returns on total assetsemployed (ROA) and equity

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