The National Commercial Bank (NCB) is the largest commercial bank in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. It offers a wide range of financial products and services in Saudi Arabia and is the country's most profitable bank (SR3.53 billion in net income in 2004). NCB enjoys strong government and corporate relationships, has a large base of high net worth individual clients, and is the largest individual retail banking network in the Kingdom.

NCB is the dominant market leader in retail banking services and the pioneer in mutual funds business (the first Saudi bank to offer mutual funds since 1979). NCB currently controls over 40% of all assets under management by all Saudi banks and has the largest Islamic Murabaha Fund in the world.

NCB is a strong developer of Islamic banking products and Islamic investment structures.

NCB's Corporate Banking Group actively participates in financing major local infrastructure projects and has a dedicated Corporate Finance unit focused on Structured Finance, Equity and Fixed Income Advisory, and Syndications. The Group has strong access to over 300 leading Saudi companies.

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