Growth, Concentration, and Global Positioning in the Arab Banking Sector

According to the January 2026 quarterly Economic Bulletin published by the Union of Arab Banks (UAB), Arab banking activity continued to expand significantly, both at the institutional and sectoral levels. Two reports highlighted the growing scale of Arab banks, the dominance of Gulf financial institutions within the regional banking system, and the increasing importance of Arab banks within global financial markets. The UAB study on the largest 100 Arab banks by total assets at the end of 2024 focused on institutional rankings and asset concentration, while the report examining developments in the Arab banking sector up to the first half of 2025 provided a broader overview of banking activity across Arab economies.

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