Banker Middle East magazine awarded Arab Banking Corporation (ABC) the title of Best Bank in Bahrain during the magazine’s annual Industry Awards ceremony that was held in Dubai on 27 May 2015.

The Banker Middle East Industry Awards are amongst the most prestigious in awards in the region. This year more than 200 institutions were nominated in a series of awards covering retail banking, corporate banking, investment banking, private banking, asset management, fund management, finance companies and consultancy practices.

The final nominees were shortlisted before votes were submitted by industry professionals and registered readers of the publications Banker Middle East, Islamic Business & Finance, FinanceME, WEALTH Arabia and cpifinancial.net to determine the final winners.

Earlier this year, ABC was also named Best Trade Finance Provider in Bahrain and in Algeria from New York based Global Finance magazine.

ABC is a leading international bank in the MENA region. Headquartered in Bahrain, it provides innovative wholesale financial products and services that include corporate banking, trade finance, project and structured finance, syndications, treasury products and Islamic banking. It also provides retail banking services in a number of MENA countries, namely Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria.