Redefining the future of banking through
digital transformation, embracing state-of-the-art
technology, providing performance excellence
in every part of the customer journey
Group Mission Statement
To create an unrivalled ability to meet customer needs, provide fulfillment and development for our staff and deliver outstanding shareholder value.
aub vision & strategy
- Develop an integrated pan regional financial services group model centered on commercial & retail banking, private banking, asset management and life insurance with an enhanced Shari’a compliant business contribution.
- Acquire banks and related regulated financial institutions in the Gulf countries (core markets) with minimum targeted 10% market share to be achieved through mergers, acquisitions and organic growth.
- Acquire complementary banking platforms in secondary markets enjoying strong cross border business flows with Gulf countries or with economic structures similar to the Gulf countries.
objectives
- to maximise shareholder value on a sustainable basis.
- to maintain the highest international standards of corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
- to maintain solid capital adequacy and liquidity ratios.
- to entrench a disciplined risk and cost management culture.
- to develop a cross-cultural meritocratic management structure
- to optimise staff development through business driven training and profit related incentive.
- to contribute to the social and economic advancement of the communities in which the Group operates.
AUB Operating Divisons
- corporate banking
- private banking & wealth management
- retail banking
- treasury and investments
- risk management
- audit
- support services

- Corporate and Trade Finance
- Commercial Property Finance
- Residential Property Finance
- Acquisition and Structured Finance
- Correspondent Banking
- Shari’a Compliant Banking

- Private Banking and Asset Management
- Real Estate Fund Management
- Shari’a Compliant Banking


- Money Market Services
- Foreign Exchange Services
- Hedging and Trading Solutions
- Structured Products
- Investment Management
- Shari’a Compliant Treasury Products

- Risk Management
- Legal
- Compliance


- Finance
- Strategic Development
- Information Technology
- Operations
- Services
- Human Resources
- Corporate and Trade Finance
- Commercial Property Finance
- Residential Property Finance
- Acquisition and Structured Finance
- Correspondent Banking
- Shari’a Compliant Banking
- Private Banking and Asset Management
- Real Estate Fund Management
- Shari’a Compliant Banking
- Money Market Services
- Foreign Exchange Services
- Hedging and Trading Solutions
- Structured Products
- Investment Management
- Shari’a Compliant Treasury Products
- Risk Management
- Legal
- Compliance
- Finance
- Strategic Development
- Information Technology
- Operations
- Services
- Human Resources
Financial Highlights
net profit US$' 000
452,244
Loan And Advance US$' 000
20,719,878
total Assets US$' 000
40,071,167
Shareholder's equity US$' 000
4,001,640
Financial Highlights
Ownership in group entities
Ahli United Bank is well on course to achieving its growth and regional expansion objectives through the combined resources of experienced staff, solid capital and advanced technologies
Financial Highlights
NET PROFIT US$’000
452,244
NET PROFIT US$’000
40,071,167
LOANS AND ADVANCES US$’000
20,719,878
SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY US$’000
4,001,640
Financial Highlights
ahli united bank b.s.c.
US $ ‘000s
Dec 20 |
Dec 19 |
Dec 18 |
Dec 17 |
Dec 16 |
Dec 15 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net profit* |
452,244 |
730,501 |
697,534 |
618,715 |
570,640 |
537,248 |
Total assets |
40,071,167 |
40,280,051 |
35,507,577 |
33,241,885 |
31,322,484 |
33,965,317 |
Loans and advances |
20,719,878 |
20,742,360 |
19,503,961 |
19,498,702 |
18,606,883 |
19,353,181 |
Total liabilities |
35,034,809 |
34,918,522 |
30,535,569 |
28,353,731 |
26,782,982 |
29,605,103 |
Shareholders’ equity |
4,001,640 |
4,265,527 |
3,908,701 |
3,815,622 |
3,500,827 |
3,517,737 |
Non-controlling interests |
434,718 |
496,002 |
463,307 |
472,532 |
438,675 |
442,477 |
Return on average assets (ROAA) |
1.2% |
2.1% |
2.2% |
2.1% |
1.8% |
1.7% |
Return on average equity (ROAE) |
10.4% |
17.7% |
18.1% |
16.5% |
15.6% |
15.6% |
Cost to income ratio |
29.3% |
28.6% |
27.1% |
28.8% |
27.6% |
28.3% |
Financial leverage |
7.9 |
7.3 |
7.0 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
7.5 |
Risk assets ratio |
16.1% |
16.4% |
16.9% |
17.0% |
17.1% |
16.7% |
Net interest margin |
2.10% |
2.62% |
2.88% |
2.79% |
2.56% |
2.54% |
Earnings per share (US cents) |
4.3 |
7.2 |
6.9 |
6.1 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
* Attributable to Bank’s equity shareholders'
Financial Highlights
PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES
KUWAIT: AHLI UNITED BANK K.S.C.P.
KD ‘000s
Dec 20 |
Dec 19 |
Dec 18 |
Dec 17 |
Dec 16 |
Dec 15 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net profit* |
29,729 |
55,017 |
51,255 |
44,463 |
40,348 |
42,805 |
Total assets |
4,369,998 |
4,351,404 |
3,913,653 |
3,665,579 |
3,692,161 |
3,904,303 |
Financing receivables |
3,113,685 |
3,018,755 |
2,799,906 |
2,672,832 |
2,706,054 |
2,680,334 |
Total liabilities |
3,866,795 |
3,835,246 |
3,422,251 |
3,197,991 |
3,246,473 |
3,543,468 |
Shareholders’ equity |
442,563 |
455,518 |
430,762 |
406,948 |
385,048 |
356,158 |
Return on average assets |
0.7% |
1.4% |
1.4% |
1.2% |
1.0% |
1.2% |
Return on average equity |
6.6% |
12.7% |
12.4% |
11.4% |
11.0% |
12.7% |
Cost to income ratio |
36.6% |
37.3% |
30.6% |
32.0% |
30.5% |
29.9% |
Financial leverage |
8.7 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
8.4 |
9.8 |
Risk assets ratio |
15.7% |
15.7% |
16.6% |
18.0% |
18.2% |
15.5% |
Earnings per share (KD - fils) |
13.5 |
26.5 |
24.6 |
21.1 |
20.7 |
22.0 |
* Attributable to Bank’s equity shareholders'
Financial Highlights
PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES
UNITED KINGDOM: ahli united bank (uk) plc
US $ ‘000s
Dec 20 |
Dec 19 |
Dec 18 |
Dec 17 |
Dec 16 |
Dec 15 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net profit* |
25,752 |
40,814 |
35,185 |
39,102 |
32,782 |
40,328 |
Total assets |
2,828,031 |
3,210,261 |
2,909,856 |
2,785,254 |
2,580,972 |
2,723,683 |
Loans and advances |
1,735,370 |
1,670,090 |
1,451,715 |
1,370,409 |
1,170,198 |
1,292,433 |
Total liabilities |
2,549,641 |
2,911,244 |
2,621,474 |
2,493,406 |
2,288,573 |
2,421,215 |
Shareholders’ equity |
278,390 |
299,017 |
288,382 |
291,848 |
292,399 |
302,468 |
Return on average assets |
0.8% |
1.4% |
1.2% |
1.5% |
1.2% |
1.3% |
Return on average equity |
9.0% |
14.4% |
12.8% |
13.8% |
11.3% |
13.9% |
Cost to income ratio |
43.6% |
35.3% |
44.7% |
39.0% |
40.9% |
42.4% |
Financial leverage |
9.1 |
9.7 |
9.1 |
8.5 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
Risk assets ratio |
19.2% |
20.4% |
23.6% |
24.0% |
25.7% |
27.4% |
Earnings per share (US - cents) |
12.9 |
20.4 |
17.6 |
19.5 |
16.4 |
20.2 |
Financial Highlights
PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES
IRAQ: COMMERCIAL BANK OF IRAQ P.S.C.
IQD Millions
Dec 20 |
Dec 19 |
Dec 18 |
Dec 17 |
Dec 16 |
Dec 15 * |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net profit |
35,457 |
6,554 |
10,864 |
10,050 |
7,578 |
8,109 |
Total assets |
616,948 |
449,596 |
443,946 |
460,616 |
423,819 |
414,889 |
Loans and advances |
18,841 |
11,447 |
11,933 |
10,789 |
9,904 |
28,334 |
Total liabilities |
309,194 |
177,364 |
159,987 |
168,808 |
141,878 |
140,688 |
Shareholders’ equity |
307,755 |
272,232 |
283,958 |
291,809 |
281,941 |
274,201 |
Return on average assets |
7.4% |
1.5% |
2.4% |
2.3% |
1.7% |
1.9% |
Return on average equity |
13.0% |
2.3% |
3.8% |
3.5% |
2.7% |
2.9% |
Cost to income ratio |
29.4% |
64.0% |
45.6% |
52.9% |
48.9% |
58.7% |
Financial leverage |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Risk assets ratio ** |
73.7% |
529.2% |
657.6% |
594.1% |
728.8% |
535.8% |
Earnings per share (IQD - Fils) |
141.8 |
26.2 |
43.5 |
40.2 |
30.3 |
32.4 |
*Financial statements based on IFRS, other than 2015 under local GAAP.
**Under BASEL III from 2020.
Financial Highlights
PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES
EGYPT: ahli united bank (egypt) s.a.e
EGP ‘000s
Dec 20 |
Dec 19 |
Dec 18 |
Dec 17 |
Dec 16 |
Dec 15 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net profit* |
1,217,264 |
1,284,708 |
1,462,981 |
1,205,027 |
2,389,921 |
475,728 |
Total assets |
56,373,815 |
47,266,176 |
51,488,260 |
46,989,288 |
42,354,094 |
30,614,671 |
Loans and advances |
29,698,946 |
26,261,571 |
22,983,062 |
21,871,149 |
19,376,811 |
14,959,474 |
Total liabilities |
48,167,377 |
39,604,232 |
44,423,636 |
40,477,096 |
37,163,103 |
27,708,805 |
Shareholders’ equity |
8,206,438 |
7,661,944 |
7,064,624 |
6,512,192 |
5,177,254 |
2,893,243 |
Return on average assets |
2.4% |
2.6% |
2.9% |
2.9% |
7.5% |
1.8% |
Return on average equity |
15.9% |
18.8% |
22.4% |
22.0% |
75.1% |
20.5% |
Cost to income ratio |
28.0% |
28.6% |
19.3% |
19.7% |
9.8% |
23.1% |
Financial leverage |
5.9 |
5.2 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
9.5 |
Risk assets ratio |
19.6% |
18.3% |
17.0% |
18.1% |
13.6% |
12.7% |
Earnings per share (EGP) |
3.5 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
3.7 |
8.1 |
1.6 |
* Attributable to Bank’s equity shareholders'
Financial Highlights
PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE
OMAN: AHLI BANK S.A.O.G.
OMR ‘000s
Dec 20 |
Dec 19 |
Dec 18 |
Dec 17 |
Dec 16 |
Dec 15 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net profit |
23,968 |
31,015 |
28,786 |
26,667 |
29,552 |
27,727 |
Total assets |
2,702,477 |
2,518,527 |
2,290,414 |
2,014,582 |
1,899,654 |
1,898,265 |
Loans and advances |
2,218,897 |
2,054,986 |
1,870,677 |
1,634,458 |
1,522,106 |
1,518,052 |
Total liabilities |
2,314,127 |
2,129,332 |
1,931,410 |
1,709,755 |
1,656,706 |
1,670,982 |
Shareholders’ equity |
264,350 |
265,195 |
255,004 |
254,827 |
242,948 |
227,283 |
Return on average assets |
1.3% |
1.3% |
1.4% |
1.6% |
1.6% |
|
Return on average equity |
11.9% |
11.3% |
10.7% |
12.6% |
13.0% |
|
Cost to income ratio |
42.1% |
39.6% |
37.4% |
35.3% |
35.9% |
36.3% |
Financial leverage |
8.8 |
8.0 |
7.6 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
Risk assets ratio |
16.9% |
17.5% |
16.7% |
15.0% |
14.5% |
|
Earnings per share (Baiza) |
15.0 |
19.0 |
19.2 |
17.8 |
19.7 |
18.5 |
Financial Highlights
net profit US$' 000
452,244
Loan And Advance US$' 000
20,719,878
total Assets US$' 000
40,071,167
Shareholder's equity US$' 000
4,001,640
Financial Highlights
Ownership in group entities
Ahli United Bank is well on course to achieving its growth and regional expansion objectives through the combined resources of experienced staff, solid capital and advanced technologies
Financial Highlights
AUB Libya
40%

Financial Highlights
NET PROFIT US$’000
452,244
Financial Highlights
NET PROFIT US$’000
40,071,167
Financial Highlights
LOANS AND ADVANCES US$’000
20,719,878
Financial Highlights
SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY US$’000
4,001,640
Financial Highlights
ahli united bank b.s.c.
US $ ‘000s
Dec 20 |
Dec 19 |
Dec 18 |
Dec 17 |
Dec 16 |
Dec 15 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net profit* |
452,244 |
730,501 |
697,534 |
618,715 |
570,640 |
537,248 |
Total assets |
40,071,167 |
40,280,051 |
35,507,577 |
33,241,885 |
31,322,484 |
33,965,317 |
Loans and advances |
20,719,878 |
20,742,360 |
19,503,961 |
19,498,702 |
18,606,883 |
19,353,181 |
Total liabilities |
35,034,809 |
34,918,522 |
30,535,569 |
28,353,731 |
26,782,982 |
29,605,103 |
Shareholders’ equity |
4,001,640 |
4,265,527 |
3,908,701 |
3,815,622 |
3,500,827 |
3,517,737 |
Non-controlling interests |
434,718 |
496,002 |
463,307 |
472,532 |
438,675 |
442,477 |
Return on average assets (ROAA) |
1.2% |
2.1% |
2.2% |
2.1% |
1.8% |
1.7% |
Return on average equity (ROAE) |
10.4% |
17.7% |
18.1% |
16.5% |
15.6% |
15.6% |
Cost to income ratio |
29.3% |
28.6% |
27.1% |
28.8% |
27.6% |
28.3% |
Financial leverage |
7.9 |
7.3 |
7.0 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
7.5 |
Risk assets ratio |
16.1% |
16.4% |
16.9% |
17.0% |
17.1% |
16.7% |
Net interest margin |
2.10% |
2.62% |
2.88% |
2.79% |
2.56% |
2.54% |
Earnings per share (US cents) |
4.3 |
7.2 |
6.9 |
6.1 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
* Attributable to Bank’s equity shareholders
Financial Highlights
PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES
KUWAIT: AHLI UNITED BANK K.S.C.P.
KD ‘000s
Dec 20 |
Dec 19 |
Dec 18 |
Dec 17 |
Dec 16 |
Dec 15 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net profit* |
29,729 |
55,017 |
51,255 |
44,463 |
40,348 |
42,805 |
Total assets |
4,369,998 |
4,351,404 |
3,913,653 |
3,665,579 |
3,692,161 |
3,904,303 |
Financing receivables |
3,113,685 |
3,018,755 |
2,799,906 |
2,672,832 |
2,706,054 |
2,680,334 |
Total liabilities |
3,866,795 |
3,835,246 |
3,422,251 |
3,197,991 |
3,246,473 |
3,543,468 |
Shareholders’ equity |
442,563 |
455,518 |
430,762 |
406,948 |
385,048 |
356,158 |
Return on average assets |
0.7% |
1.4% |
1.4% |
1.2% |
1.0% |
1.2% |
Return on average equity |
6.6% |
12.7% |
12.4% |
11.4% |
11.0% |
12.7% |
Cost to income ratio |
36.6% |
37.3% |
30.6% |
32.0% |
30.5% |
29.9% |
Financial leverage |
8.7 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
8.4 |
9.8 |
Risk assets ratio |
15.7% |
15.7% |
16.6% |
18.0% |
18.2% |
15.5% |
Earnings per share (KD - fils) |
13.5 |
26.5 |
24.6 |
21.1 |
20.7 |
22.0 |
* Attributable to Bank’s equity shareholders
Financial Highlights
PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES
UNITED KINGDOM: ahli united bank (uk) plc
US $ ‘000s
Dec 20 |
Dec 19 |
Dec 18 |
Dec 17 |
Dec 16 |
Dec 15 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net profit* |
25,752 |
40,814 |
35,185 |
39,102 |
32,782 |
40,328 |
Total assets |
2,828,031 |
3,210,261 |
2,909,856 |
2,785,254 |
2,580,972 |
2,723,683 |
Loans and advances |
1,735,370 |
1,670,090 |
1,451,715 |
1,370,409 |
1,170,198 |
1,292,433 |
Total liabilities |
2,549,641 |
2,911,244 |
2,621,474 |
2,493,406 |
2,288,573 |
2,421,215 |
Shareholders’ equity |
278,390 |
299,017 |
288,382 |
291,848 |
292,399 |
302,468 |
Return on average assets |
0.8% |
1.4% |
1.2% |
1.5% |
1.2% |
1.3% |
Return on average equity |
9.0% |
14.4% |
12.8% |
13.8% |
11.3% |
13.9% |
Cost to income ratio |
43.6% |
35.3% |
44.7% |
39.0% |
40.9% |
42.4% |
Financial leverage |
9.1 |
9.7 |
9.1 |
8.5 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
Risk assets ratio |
19.2% |
20.4% |
23.6% |
24.0% |
25.7% |
27.4% |
Earnings per share (US - cents) |
12.9 |
20.4 |
17.6 |
19.5 |
16.4 |
20.2 |
Financial Highlights
PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES
IRAQ: COMMERCIAL BANK OF IRAQ P.S.C.
IQD Millions
Dec 20 |
Dec 19 |
Dec 18 |
Dec 17 |
Dec 16 |
Dec 15 * |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net profit |
35,457 |
6,554 |
10,864 |
10,050 |
7,578 |
8,109 |
Total assets |
616,948 |
449,596 |
443,946 |
460,616 |
423,819 |
414,889 |
Loans and advances |
18,841 |
11,447 |
11,933 |
10,789 |
9,904 |
28,334 |
Total liabilities |
309,194 |
177,364 |
159,987 |
168,808 |
141,878 |
140,688 |
Shareholders’ equity |
307,755 |
272,232 |
283,958 |
291,809 |
281,941 |
274,201 |
Return on average assets |
7.4% |
1.5% |
2.4% |
2.3% |
1.7% |
1.9% |
Return on average equity |
13.0% |
2.3% |
3.8% |
3.5% |
2.7% |
2.9% |
Cost to income ratio |
29.4% |
64.0% |
45.6% |
52.9% |
48.9% |
58.7% |
Financial leverage |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Risk assets ratio ** |
73.7% |
529.2% |
657.6% |
594.1% |
728.8% |
535.8% |
Earnings per share (IQD - Fils) |
141.8 |
26.2 |
43.5 |
40.2 |
30.3 |
32.4 |
Financial statements based on IFRS, other than 2015 under local GAAP.
*2020 information is subject to approval at Annual General Meeting.
**Under BASEL III from 2020.
Financial Highlights
PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES
EGYPT: ahli united bank (egypt) s.a.e
EGP ‘000s
Dec 20 |
Dec 19 |
Dec 18 |
Dec 17 |
Dec 16 |
Dec 15 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net profit* |
1,217,264 |
1,284,708 |
1,462,981 |
1,205,027 |
2,389,921 |
475,728 |
Total assets |
56,373,815 |
47,266,176 |
51,488,260 |
46,989,288 |
42,354,094 |
30,614,671 |
Loans and advances |
29,698,946 |
26,261,571 |
22,983,062 |
21,871,149 |
19,376,811 |
14,959,474 |
Total liabilities |
48,167,377 |
39,604,232 |
44,423,636 |
40,477,096 |
37,163,103 |
27,708,805 |
Shareholders’ equity |
8,206,438 |
7,661,944 |
7,064,624 |
6,512,192 |
5,177,254 |
2,893,243 |
Return on average assets |
2.4% |
2.6% |
2.9% |
2.9% |
7.5% |
1.8% |
Return on average equity |
15.9% |
18.8% |
22.4% |
22.0% |
75.1% |
20.5% |
Cost to income ratio |
28.0% |
28.6% |
19.3% |
19.7% |
9.8% |
23.1% |
Financial leverage |
5.9 |
5.2 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
9.5 |
Risk assets ratio |
19.6% |
18.3% |
17.0% |
18.1% |
13.6% |
12.7% |
Earnings per share (EGP) |
3.5 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
3.7 |
8.1 |
1.6 |
* Attributable to Bank’s equity shareholders
Financial Highlights
PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE
OMAN: AHLI BANK S.A.O.G.
OMR ‘000s
Dec 20 |
Dec 19 |
Dec 18 |
Dec 17 |
Dec 16 |
Dec 15 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net profit |
23,968 |
31,015 |
28,786 |
26,667 |
29,552 |
27,727 |
Total assets |
2,702,477 |
2,518,527 |
2,290,414 |
2,014,582 |
1,899,654 |
1,898,265 |
Loans and advances |
2,218,897 |
2,054,986 |
1,870,677 |
1,634,458 |
1,522,106 |
1,518,052 |
Total liabilities |
2,314,127 |
2,129,332 |
1,931,410 |
1,709,755 |
1,656,706 |
1,670,982 |
Shareholders’ equity |
264,350 |
265,195 |
255,004 |
254,827 |
242,948 |
227,283 |
Return on average assets |
1.3% |
1.3% |
1.4% |
1.6% |
1.6% |
|
Return on average equity |
11.9% |
11.3% |
10.7% |
12.6% |
13.0% |
|
Cost to income ratio |
42.1% |
39.6% |
37.4% |
35.3% |
35.9% |
36.3% |
Financial leverage |
8.8 |
8.0 |
7.6 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
Risk assets ratio |
16.9% |
17.5% |
16.7% |
15.0% |
14.5% |
|
Earnings per share (Baiza) |
15.0 |
19.0 |
19.2 |
17.8 |
19.7 |
18.5 |
Board of Directors’ Report
The Directors of Ahli United Bank B.S.C. (“AUB” or the “Bank”) are pleased to submit the Annual Report and the accompanying consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020.
General Operating Environment
During the year 2020, the global economy faced a crisis at a scale not witnessed before. This was triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic which caused widespread and continuing disruption to business and economic activities as governments around the world imposed strict protocols including lockdown measures to control the spread of the virus. The unprecedented public health situation together with the above measures resulted in the estimated decline of global GDP by 4.3% during the year, as per the World Bank, compared to a growth of 2.3% in 2019.



Chairman’s Statement
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am pleased to report on Ahli United Bank’s performance in 2020.
The entire year was deeply impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, which saw the global economy contract by 4.3%. Almost every business sector felt the effect as Covid-19 escalated into all continents and populations. Sadly, significant loss of life resulted, with economic and commercial activity likely to continue to struggle in many quarters for the balance of 2021. In the MENA region, GDP shrank by 5% with the dual effect of Covid-19 and of low and volatile oil prices, with a sharp fall in oil demand impacting government spending power and market confidence
In financial terms, the AUB Group consolidated net profit declined to US$ 452.2 million in 2020, a drop of 38.1% compared with US$ 730.5 million in 2019. Apart from the weak business environment due to the coronavirus and oil price fluctuations, net interest income fell in 2020, driven by the steep decline in the US dollar benchmark interest rates, triggered by the Fed and emulated by similar interest rate movements in all of AUB’s key markets. Prudent and precautionary asset provisioning actions were taken in expectation of the ongoing effects of the pandemic on businesses generally



Group Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director’s Statement
The year 2020 was dominated by the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic. This once-in-a-generation event impacted every business around the globe, including the financial industry. I am pleased to report that against that exceptional backdrop, the AUB Group performed well vis a vis its regional and international peers.
The group net profit of US$ 452.2 million versus US$ 730.5 million in 2019 included prudent, precautionary impairment provisioning for the expected difficult after-effects of the pandemic as businesses across the board in every jurisdiction adjust to the post virus economic and operational realities. Added downward pressure from a much weaker absolute interest rate environment and a drop in oil prices also contributed to the restrained earnings figure.
The underlying solid foundation of AUB’s multi country network and businesses served it well as lower economic activity affected income levels generated from trade finance, asset management and other income generating sources of fees and commissions.
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P.O. Box 2424, Manama
Kingdom of Bahrain
Telephone: +973 17 585 858
Facsimile: +973 17 580 569
Email: info@ahliunited.com
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United Kingdom
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Telephone: +965 1802000
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Customer Service: +965 1812000 / +965 22467711
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Telephone: +971 4 563 8777
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Telephone: +964 7830164484
Telephone: +964 7818834366
Email: cb.iraq@cbiq.com.iq
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Sector A, Fifth Settlement
Cairo, Egypt
Telephone: +20 2 22499500 / +20 2 22499900 / +20 2 22499700
Facsimile: +20 2 26135160
Email: egypt.callcenter@ahliunited.com
www.ahliunited.com

Tripoli, Libya
Telephone: +218 213345602/3
Facsimile: +218 0213345601
Email: info@ubci-libya.com
www.ubci-libya.com

Sanabis 410, P.O.Box 5832, Manama
Kingdom of Bahrain
Telephone: +973 17 589 800
www.alhilal.life
Al Seef District 428
P.O. Box 2424, Manama
Kingdom of Bahrain
Telephone: +973 17 585 858
Facsimile: +973 17 580 569
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7487 6500
Facsimile: +44 (0) 20 7487 6808
Telephone: +965 1802000
Facsimile: +965 22461430
Customer Service: +965 1812000 / +965 22467711
Tower 2, 14th floor, P.O. Box 507055
DIFC, Dubai, UAE
Telephone: +971 4 563 8777
Facsimile: +971 4 563 8780
Telephone: +964 7830164484
Telephone: +964 7818834366
Sector A, Fifth Settlement
Cairo, Egypt
Telephone: +20 2 22499500 / +20 2 22499900 / +20 2 22499700
Facsimile: +20 2 26135160
Tripoli, Libya
Telephone: +218 213345602/3
Facsimile: +218 0213345601
Bldg 470, Road 1010 Sanabis 410,
P.O.Box 5832, Manama
Kingdom of Bahrain
Telephone: +973 17 589 800