These are the leading regional banks in the Middle East

As most international banks are doing little in the way of recruitment in the Middle East currently, it’s worth looking to what’s happening within the regional institutions that continue to expand.

The Banker magazine has just released its latest rankings of banks in the Middle East and there are some notable entrants in the top ten this year.

We’ve mentioned previously that both Qatar National Bank and First Gulf Bank have been recruiting relatively aggressively this year and they both feature in the top ten. QNB, in particular, has shown growth in terms of tier one capital and assets over the past 12 months.

Saudi firm National Commercial Bank has the top spot and Samba Financial Group also features highly. The National Bank of Abu Dhabi has also been expanding this year, across investment banking, private banking and into new countries such as China.