Arab Banking Corporation

Bank ABC

Company type	Bahraini Shareholding Company
Traded as	BHSE:ABC
Industry	Banking
Founded	January 17, 1980; 44 years ago (1980-01-17)
Headquarters	Manama, Bahrain
Key people	Saddek Omar El Kaber (Chairman) Sael Al Waary (GCEO)
Products	International wholesale Commercial banking Universal banking Retail banking Corporate finance Islamic banking Treasury
Revenue	US$ 888.0 million (2014)[1]
Net income	US$ 256.0 million (2014)
Total assets	US$ 29.4 billion (2014)
Website	www.bank-abc.com

Arab Banking Corporation (also called Bank ABC) is an international bank with headquarters in the Diplomatic Area of Manama, Bahrain. It was incorporated as a joint stock company in 1980 through a special decree by the Amir of Bahrain. It obtained an offshore banking unit licence from the Bahrain Monetary Agency on 7 April 1980, and began operations in the same month. The bank is listed on the Bahrain Bourse and its major shareholders are the Central Bank of Libya (59.37%) and Kuwait Investment Authority (40.63%). Its network spreads across 17 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe, the Americas and Asia. It is expanding its retail banking network in the MENA region.

Bank ABC is a provider of trade finance, treasury, project and structured finance, syndication, corporate and institutional banking as well as Islamic banking services.