Second from left) Jassim Al Sane - Director, Investment Banking - Dubai, Abdullah Razooqi - Analyst, Investment Banking - Dubai and Zaid Al Kailani - Associate, Corporate Banking - Kuwait.

KUWAIT: Euromoney Magazine recently named Citi as the Best Investment Bank in Kuwait for the period covering the past twelve months. The prestigious accolade was part of the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2017, considered to be among the most respected global awards for banking excellence.

The global bank came ahead of competition across all main categories, leading some of the largest and most complex capital markets and M&A advisory transactions in Kuwait.

"This award is a testament to Citi Kuwait's commitment to being the best bank to serve our clients. We are very grateful for the trust and confidence our clients place in our capabilities every day and would like to thank Euromoney for this recognition", said Usman Ahmed, Citi's Head for Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.

Fatah Adour, General Manager of Citibank Kuwait commented: "Citi established its presence in Kuwait in 2006 and since then has offered all products and services that best serve the clients' banking needs in Kuwait and the region. We are honored for this recognition especially from a highly accredited publication like Euromoney".

Citi has been present in the Middle East and North Africa since 1955, and offers full scale corporate and investment banking services in Algeria, Egypt, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco and Pakistan. Citi's institutional capabilities in the region include Treasury & Trade Solutions, Corporate & Investment Banking, Capital Markets Origination, Global Markets and Islamic Banking.

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.