Arab 100 1997: Good times hit the Gulf
Arab 100: Top 25 by return on assets
Arab 100: Top 25 by return on equity
Arab 100: Top 25 by net profit
Arab 100: The 25 worst performers
Arab 100: The 25 fastest-growing by increase in capital
| Total assets ($m) | Asset growth (%) | ||
| 1 | Arab Banking Corporation | 22,988,000 | 8.10 |
| 2 | National Commercial Bank | 21,162,876 | 4.28 |
| 3 | Arab Bank Group | 15,903,449 | 10.41 |
| 4 | Riyad Bank | 14,425,795 | -0.30 |
| 5 | Banque Misr | 14,052,463 | 9.31 |
| 6 | National Bank of Egypt | 13,891,541 | 9.47 |
| 7 | National Bank of Kuwait | 13,066,391 | 0.89 |