NCB, Samba complete historic merger; set up new entity SNB
MANAMA, 3 days
ago
Leading Saudi banks - National Commercial Bank (NCB) and Samba Financial Group (Samba) - has announced the formal completion of their historic merger to create a new regional financial powerhouse - Saudi National Bank.
The banking group began trading as a single listed entity under the new combined entity name, Saudi National Bank (SNB), on the Saudi bourse Tadawul from today (April 1).
With over SR896 billion ($239 billion) in total assets, SR127 billion ($34 billion) in shareholders’ equity, and a combined net profit of SR15.6 billion ($4.2 billion), Saudi National Bank is the largest bank in Saudi Arabia with 30% market share across all metrics.