National Commercial Bank

National Commercial Bank, named AlAhli Bank, is the second-largest bank in the Arab world. The scope of activity of AlAhli Bank is financial, treasury services, investment business, corporate business, retail.

National Commercial Bank, named AlAhli Bank, is the second-largest bank in the Arab world. Shih Salem Ahmed Binmakhfuz, the personal banker of the Saudi royal family, established the bank in 1953.

The financial assets of the bank are more than USD 119, 73 billion. The office staff of the National Commercial Bank is more than 10 000 employees in all branches.

AlAhli Bank, or National Commercial Bank, – is an open joint-stock company headquartered in Jeddah.

AlAhli Bank was the first in Saudi to obtain a license for financial activities. The Government of Saudi Arabia owns the controlling stake in the Bank; it owns more than 90% of its shares. AlAhli Bank is an investor, with a 67.03% stake in Turkey Finans Katilim Bankasi (TFKB), a leading Turkish bank.

The uniqueness of the banking system of Saudi Arabia lies in the possibility of the functioning of traditional banking and the provision of financial services in Sharia traditions.

National Commercial Bank and Islamic Banking

The forerunner of Islamic banking is Ahmed Al-Najjar, an Egyptian financier. Thanks to the activities of Al-Najjar, Saudi Arabia is the center of Islamic banking.

According to Islamic traditions, a Muslim cannot use the money earned from the sale of alcohol. Life phenomena such as pornography and a business built on this cannot be a means of acquiring capital for a Muslim.

Islamic banking forbids usury, speculation. There is a ban on transactions with futures. For example, it is prohibited to sell crops that have not yet grown and not harvested.

Saudi Arabia financial system, AlAhli Bank stock’s trading

The government of Saudi Arabia has decided that the large share of securities of profitable companies in the country should not be placed abroad, but invested in the country’s economy.

A similar approach and an increase in deposit payments brought results. The economy of the Kingdom, banking, small and medium-sized businesses are booming.

In 2014, 25% shares of the National Commercial Bank were placed on the Saudi Tadawul exchange. Currently, National Commercial Bank has representative offices in Beirut, Bahrain, Seoul, Kosovo, and London.

At the beginning of August 2019, National Commercial Bank’s shares were quoted at SAR 53.30. In American national currency, this amount corresponds to a little more than USD 14.0.

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