Al Baraka Banking Group is the winner of the Best Islamic Financial Institution in South Africa Award in the regional winners category, Al Baraka Bank Algeria, Al Baraka Bank Lebanon and Jordan Islamic Bank, all are winners in the Worlds Best Islamic Financial Institution 2019 in the Country category, in Algeria, Lebanon and Jordan, respectively.
The winning of these awards by ABG and its three subsidiary banking units for the seventh successive year was announced in a final result statement by the magazine’s Award Committee, which included in its membership, a number of economists and editors of Global Finance, international financial advisors and a number of bank managers and experts in the field of banking. ABG and its three banking units received these awards for their prominent role in the development of the Islamic banking sector, their ability to achieve consistent growth and meeting professional standards in terms of the quality of products and services offered to clients, as well as for their originality and innovation in services and customer service, continued development and innovation in banking operations and other important criteria such as strategic relationships, geographic reach, profitability and robustness of financial position.
The awards will be formally presented at their annual awards ceremony during the IMF World Bank annual meetings, which will be held this year in Washington, DC at the National Press Club on the morning of October 19, 2019.
Board Member and President & Chief Executive of Al Baraka Banking Group Mr. Adnan Ahmed Yousif stated, “We are very happy with the achievement of ABG and its three subsidiary banking units in winning this international award for the seventh successive year. This reflects the ability of the Group and the Units to maintain their leadership and distinguished financial and operational status over these past years on one hand, and on the other hand, the excellent banking position that the Group and the Units occupy in their respective countries, their effective contributions in providing innovative saving and investment products, in addition to their excellent performance and services, and good reputation in the Islamic banking sector locally and regionally from the other side”.
Mr. Adnan Ahmed Yousif concluded his statement by expressing his thanks and appreciation to the executive managements and all employees of ABG and the three banking units for their continuing efforts in raising the status of their units and the Group as a whole at the local, regional and international levels.
Notes for Media
Al Baraka Banking Group B.S.C. (“ABG”) is licensed as an Islamic wholesale bank by the Central Bank of Bahrain and is listed on Bahrain Bourse and NasdaqDubai. It is a leading international Islamic banking group providing its unique services in countries with a population totaling around one billion. It is rated BBB+ (long term) / A3 (short term) by Islamic International Rating Agency and BB (long term) / B (short term) by Standard & Poor’s.
ABG and its Units offer retail, corporate, treasury and investment banking services, strictly in accordance with the principles of the Islamic Shari’a. The authorized capital of ABG is US$ 2.5 billion.
The Group has a wide geographical presence in the form of subsidiary banking units and representative offices in 17 countries, which in turn provide their services through over 697 branches. Al Baraka Banking Group has operations in Jordan, Egypt, Tunis, Bahrain, Sudan, Turkey, South Africa, Algeria, Pakistan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Morocco and Germany, in addition to one branch in Iraq and two representative offices in Indonesia and Libya."
