Financial institutions have become active architects of national transformation, not just conduits of capital.
The UAE’s international lenders have turned Dubai and Abu Dhabi into global financial hubs that rival Singapore and London in the sophistication of their markets. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign banks are directly financing the infrastructure of Vision 2030. Qatar’s banks have funded the infrastructure legacy of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and now finance the LNG expansion that shapes global energy pricing. In Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman,…
