ADEL EL-LABBAN

摘要

Financial services is the largest contributor to Bahrain's economy, which makes it different from the other GCC countries, where hydrocarbons is the dominant sector. It also means the country has been more exposed to the global financial crisis than anywhere else in the Gulf.rnAmong the most prominent of Bahrain's bankers is Adel El-Labban, chief executive of Ahli United Bank. According to The Banker's rankings, AUB is the fourth largest bank in Bahrain and the 27th largest Arab bank in the world.rnMr El-Labban distils into just a few words an explanation of how the country's banks are faring in a world still reeling from the financial crisis. "The degree of impact varies according to the business model each bank follows," he says. "Banks with large international exposures, particularly if they traded in structured products or derivatives, have felt the pain, and this was reflected in their results last year and to a lesser extent this year up to now.