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About ARAB BANKING CORPORATION SA

ARAB BANKING CORPORATION SA is part of the Bank ABC group (Arab Banking Corporation B.S.C.), a Bahrain-based financial institution, and operates with a focus on corporate and institutional clients rather than retail. Its core activities typically include cash management, trade finance (letters of credit, guarantees, and supply-chain finance), corporate lending, project and structured finance, and treasury and foreign exchange services, delivered through standard channels such as SWIFT connectivity and online corporate banking. The entity is subject to the regulatory framework of its country of incorporation and applies group-wide compliance standards for customer due diligence, AML/CFT, and sanctions screening; onboarding and documentation requirements are correspondingly stringent. Pricing, facility limits, and collateral terms are negotiated on a case-by-case basis and vary by client profile and transaction volumes, with published fee schedules often limited. Financial transparency is strongest at the parent level through audited annual and sustainability reports covering capital, liquidity, and risk management; subsidiary-level disclosures may be available via local company registers but are not consistently comparable across jurisdictions. Deposit protection arrangements, where applicable, depend on the local scheme in the country of incorporation and should not be assumed to align with protections in other markets where the group operates. Strengths include experience in MENA–Europe trade corridors and cross-border payment and financing capabilities; constraints include a limited retail presence, product availability that differs by location, and exposure to emerging-market and sanctions-related operating risks inherent to the group’s footprint.