CONTENTS . 3
Executive Summary ... 5
Table: Levels (SARbn) ... 5
Table: Levels (US$bn) ... 5
Table: Levels At March 2012 ... 5
Table: Annual Growth Rate Projections 2012-2016 (%) . 6
Table: Ranking Out Of 59 Countries Reviewed In 2011 .. 6
Table: Projected Levels (SARbn) . 6
Table: Projected Levels (US$bn) . 6
SWOT Analysis 7
Saudi Arabia Commercial Banking SWOT .. 7
Saudi Arabia Political SWOT .. 8
Saudi Arabia Economic SWOT 9
Saudi Arabia Business Environment SWOT ... 10
Business Environment Outlook . 11
Commercial Banking Business Environment Rating . 11
Table: Commercial Banking Business Environment Ratings ... 11
Commercial Banking Business Environment Rating Methodology ... 12
Table: Middle East and Africa Commercial Banking Business Environment Ratings 13
Global Commercial Banking Outlook .. 14
Regional Outlooks ... 22
Banking Sectors: Four-Tier Landscape 22
Islamic Finance: Into The Frontier . 28
Regional Banking Sector Outlook . 35
MEA Banking Sector Outlook . 35
Table: Banks'' Bond Portfolios 2011 35
Table: Middle East and Africa Commercial Banking Business Environment Ratings 36
Table: Comparison of Loan/Deposit & Loan/Asset & Loan/GDP ratios . 37
Table: Anticipated Developments in 2012.. 38
Table: Comparison of Total Assets & Client Loans & Client Deposits (US$bn) ... 39
Table: Comparison of US$ Per Capita Deposits (2011) 40
Table: Interbank Rates and Bond Yields 41
Saudi Arabia Specific Banking Sector Outlook 42
Banking Sector: Asset Expansion To Moderate .. 42
Economic Outlook ... 47
Table: Saudi Arabia – GDP By Expenditure, Real Growth %, 2009-2016 .. 50
Competitive Landscape 51
Market Structure . 51
Protagonists . 51
Table: Protagonists In Saudi Arabia''s Commercial Banking Sector .. 51
List Of Banks 52
Table: Saudi Banks 52
Table: Branches Of Foreign Banks .. 52
Company Profiles 53
Al-Rajhi Bank. 53
Table: Stock Market Indicators .. 54
Table: Balance Sheet (SARmn, unless stated) 54
Table: Balance Sheet (US$mn, unless stated) 55
Table: Key Ratios (%) .. 55
National Commercial Bank 56
Table: Key Statistics For National Commercial Bank, 2007-2008 (SAR ''000) 57
Samba Financial Group ... 58
Table: Stock Market Indicators .. 59
Table: Balance Sheet (SARmn, unless stated) 59
Table: Balance Sheet (US$mn, unless stated) 60
Table: Key Ratios (%) .. 60
Riyad Bank ... 61
Saudi Arabia Stock Market Indicators . 62
Saudi Arabia Balance Sheet (LCYmn) . 62
Saudi Arabia Balance Sheet (US$mn) .. 63
Saudi Arabia Key Ratios (%) . 63
Arab National Bank . 64
Table: Stock Market Indicators .. 65
Table: Balance Sheet (SARmn, unless stated) 65
Table: Balance Sheet (US$mn, unless stated) 66
Table: Key Ratios (%) .. 66
Saudi Hollandi Bank 67
Table: Stock Market Indicators .. 68
Table: Balance Sheet (SARmn, unless stated) 68
Table: Balance Sheet (US$mn, unless stated) 69
Table: Key Ratios (%) .. 69
BMI Banking Sector Methodology . 70
Table: Commercial Banking Business Environment Indicators And Rationale 72
Table: Weighting Of Indicators.. 73Table: Levels (SARbn) . 5
Table: Levels (US$bn) . 5
Table: Levels At March 2012 . 5
Table: Annual Growth Rate Projections 2012-2016 (%) . 6
Table: Ranking Out Of 59 Countries Reviewed In 2011 . 6
Table: Projected Levels (SARbn) . 6
Table: Projected Levels (US$bn) . 6
Table: Commercial Banking Business Environment Ratings . 11
Table: Middle East and Africa Commercial Banking Business Environment Ratings . 13
Table: Banks'' Bond Portfolios 2011 . 35
Table: Middle East and Africa Commercial Banking Business Environment Ratings . 36
Table: Comparison of Loan/Deposit & Loan/Asset & Loan/GDP ratios . 37
Table: Anticipated Developments in 2012. 38
Table: Comparison of Total Assets & Client Loans & Client Deposits (US$bn) . 39
Table: Comparison of US$ Per Capita Deposits (2011) . 40
Table: Interbank Rates and Bond Yields . 41
Table: Saudi Arabia – GDP By Expenditure, Real Growth %, 2009-2016 . 50
Table: Protagonists In Saudi Arabia''s Commercial Banking Sector . 51
Table: Saudi Banks . 52
Table: Branches Of Foreign Banks . 52
Table: Stock Market Indicators . 54
Table: Balance Sheet (SARmn, unless stated) . 54
Table: Balance Sheet (US$mn, unless stated) . 55
Table: Key Ratios (%) . 55
Table: Key Statistics For National Commercial Bank, 2007-2008 (SAR ''000) . 57
Table: Stock Market Indicators . 59
Table: Balance Sheet (SARmn, unless stated) . 59
Table: Balance Sheet (US$mn, unless stated) . 60
Table: Key Ratios (%) . 60
Table: Stock Market Indicators . 65
Table: Balance Sheet (SARmn, unless stated) . 65
Table: Balance Sheet (US$mn, unless stated) . 66
Table: Key Ratios (%) . 66
Table: Stock Market Indicators . 68
Table: Balance Sheet (SARmn, unless stated) . 68
Table: Balance Sheet (US$mn, unless stated) . 69
Table: Key Ratios (%) . 69
Table: Commercial Banking Business Environment Indicators And Rationale . 72
Table: Weighting Of Indicators. 73