Riyadh: Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the region, today announced the opening of a second branch in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital city, Riyadh.

The bank’s network of four full-fledged branches across the Kingdom’s three key regions marks KSA as its largest geographical presence outside the UAE and Egypt.

Emirates NBD’s new branch in Riyadh’s Al Masif District was inaugurated by His Excellency Ahmed Al-Kholifey, Governor, Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority in the presence of Emirates NBD’s, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Hesham Abdulla Al Qassim; Group CEO, Shayne Nelson; Emirates NBD KSA CEO, Loai Abduljawad and other senior officials and members of the management From SAMA and Emirates NBD.

The branch provides a full offering to Saudi-based individual and businesses, including retail, private, business and wholesale banking. The branch incorporates Emirates NBD’s award-winning proposition with a modern, digital-driven design, convenient self-service banking solutions and personalised advisory area. In addition to retail banking, wealth management services and trade financing, Emirates NBD also offers corporate finance advisory, project and syndicated finance through the bank’s investment banking arm, Emirates NBD Capital KSA.

“Our significant and growing network in the Kingdom is a reflection of our commitment to The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and support for Vision 2030,” said Hesham Abdulla Al Qassim, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Emirates NBD. “Building on the strong economic and trade ties between The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, we hope to continue to serve and support the economic ambitions of Saudi individuals and businesses as the Kingdom forges ahead in its plans for economic transformation.”

With operations in Egypt, India, Singapore, and the United Kingdom and representative offices in China and Indonesia, Emirates NBD has a strong franchise in KSA’s key trade markets. The bank has played an active role in supporting Saudi’s Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector, via the Kingdom’s Kafalah financing program.  

“Emirates NBD’s investment in a robust full-fledged branch network across the Kingdom’s key provinces, strengthens our offering to individuals and corporates in KSA,” added Eng. Loai Abduljawad, CEO of Emirates NBD KSA. “Going forward, we aim to continue to enhance our offering and expand presence by leveraging our digital banking expertise, award-winning solutions and extensive franchise in KSA’s key trade markets.”

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About Emirates NBD:

Emirates NBD is a leading banking Group in the region. As at 30th September 2018, total assets were AED 492.6 Billion, (equivalent to approx. USD 134 Billion). The Group has a significant retail banking franchise in the UAE and is a key participant in the global digital banking industry, with over 90 per cent of all financial transactions and requests conducted outside of its branches. The bank was declared the Most Innovative Financial Services Organization of the Year at the 2017 BAI Global Innovation Awards.

The bank currently has 227 branches and 1058 ATMs and SDMs in the UAE and overseas and a large social media following, being the only bank in the Middle East ranked among the top 20 in the ‘Power 100 Social Media Rankings’, compiled by The Financial Brand. It is a major player in the UAE corporate and retail banking arena and has strong Islamic Banking, Global Markets & Treasury, Investment Banking, Private Banking, Asset Management and Brokerage operations.

The Group has operations in the UAE, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, India, Singapore, the United Kingdom and representative offices in China and Indonesia.

The Group is an active participant and supporter of the UAE’s main development and community initiatives, in close alignment with the UAE government’s strategies, including financial literacy and advocacy for inclusion of People with Disabilities under its #TogetherLimitless platform. Emirates NBD Group is an Official Premier Partner of Expo 2020 Dubai. For more information, please visit: www.emiratesnbd.com 

For further information on Emirates NBD, please contact:

Ibrahim Sowaidan
Senior Vice President

Head - Group Corporate Affairs
Emirates NBD
Telephone: +971 4 609 4113 / +971 50 6538937
e-mail: ibrahims@emiratesnbd.com  

Tricia Kaul
ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller; Dubai, UAE

Tel: 971-4-4507600; Fax: 971-4-4358040
Email: tricia.kaul@bm.com 

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