World Union of Arab Bankers has named Samba Financial Group for Arab Bank of the Year Award 2018 in recognition of its performance and superior standards and policies in the management of its banking and financial activities. Samba has also taken steps to stimulate growth rates over the past years, maintaining an advanced credit record and supporting its strong presence on the local and regional arenas and gaining a high profile among banking and investment providers. CEO of Samba Financial Group, Rania Nashar expressed her pride in this achievement, which reflects the regional position of Samba and the efforts that the Group has been able to build thanks to its commitment to the concept of excellence and innovation in its banking activities. Nashar said that this choice, which is an extension of the wide range of awards that the Group has earned during the course of its career, adds a new responsibility to it to enhance its performance in providing the best levels of service to customers, provide them with more innovative products and services that give their banking experience added value, as well as consolidate the concept of excellence for all customers. The CEO lauded the efforts of all employees of the Group who are the reason for the outstanding reputation of the Group as a pioneer of banking in the Kingdom and the region. The award will be presented at a special ceremony organized by the World Union of Arab Bankers on July 6th in Lebanon, in the presence of a group of senior bankers, international and regional figures and representatives of the economic, financial and investment bodies in the Arab region.