SABB Completes Merger With Alawwal Bank

SABB Completes Merger With Alawwal Bank
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SABB Completes Merger With Alawwal Bank

SABB Completes Merger With Alawwal Bank

The Saudi British Bank (SABB) announced that it had completed its merger with Alawwal Bank to join all products and services provided to customers.

Through the integration, SABB will support economic growth across different fields in Saudi Arabia by financing the biggest infrastructure projects.

Both banks were legally merged in June 2019 to form the first integration in terms of scale and complexity in Saudi Arabia.

The Chairman of SABB, Lubna Olayan, said: "As a stronger, more diverse and now fully integrated bank, we are even better positioned to be the bank of choice for a wide range of innovative banking and finance services and to support the exciting transformation of the Kingdom and our economy."

For his part, SABB's Managing Director, David Dew, said: "Our increased balance sheet and capital means we can better support our customers and deliver greater shareholder value."

SABB will also strengthen its partnership with HSBC to enable its customers to have access to the international banking network and introduce new standards in digital services to Saudi Arabia.



Saudi Chemicals Group SABIC Reports Q1 Net Loss of $323 Million

File photo: SABIC accounted for approximately 69% of the sector’s net profits in Q2 2024, with an 85% growth. (SABIC)
File photo: SABIC accounted for approximately 69% of the sector’s net profits in Q2 2024, with an 85% growth. (SABIC)
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Saudi Chemicals Group SABIC Reports Q1 Net Loss of $323 Million

File photo: SABIC accounted for approximately 69% of the sector’s net profits in Q2 2024, with an 85% growth. (SABIC)
File photo: SABIC accounted for approximately 69% of the sector’s net profits in Q2 2024, with an 85% growth. (SABIC)

Saudi chemicals giant SABIC 2010.SE reported a net loss of 1.21 billion Saudi riyals ($323 million) in the first quarter of 2025, compared to a profit of 0.25 billion riyals a year ago.
The company said in February that it planned to cut costs and find new investment opportunities, after reporting worse than expected fourth-quarter results against a sectoral backdrop dominated by margin pressures.
It also reported sales of 34.59 billion riyals in the first quarter of 2025, a 5.8% increase compared to 32.69 billion riyals a year earlier, reported Reuters.
The chemicals industry has been grappling with weak demand and high input costs, leading to lower prices and squeezed margins.