{"id":659072,"date":"2025-01-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/01\/21\/its-homecoming-for-mashreq-as-the-bank-opens-in-oman\/"},"modified":"2025-01-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T00:00:00","slug":"its-homecoming-for-mashreq-as-the-bank-opens-in-oman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/01\/21\/its-homecoming-for-mashreq-as-the-bank-opens-in-oman\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s homecoming for Mashreq as the bank opens in Oman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>It\u2019s<\/strong><strong> a hom<\/strong><strong>ecoming of sor<\/strong><strong>ts for o<\/strong><strong>ur friends at Mashr<\/strong><strong>eq<\/strong>, a leading MENA financial institution and a sponsor of EnterprisePM Egypt and EnterpriseAM UAE. The Dubai-headquartered lender started life in 1967 as the Bank of Oman and yesterday opened its first branch in Muscat. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The formal addition of Oman to Mashreq\u2019s footprint gives the bank a direct presence in <\/strong><strong>14 markets and major global financial centers<\/strong>, ranging from the UAE and Egypt to Pakistan, London, Mumbai, Hong Kong, and New York.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>With Oman increasingly on the radar for regional companies and investors alike, we <\/strong><strong>spoke in Muscat with some of Mashreq\u2019s top execs <\/strong>about why Oman, why now, and what the opportunity looks like going forward. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why does Mashreq like Oman? <\/strong>Group Head of International Banking Tarek El Nahas singled out \u201clogistics, tourism, manufacturing, and renewable energy,\u201d among other sectors, pointing to Oman\u2019s ambitious <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oman2040.om\/pillars?lang=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Vision 2040 program<\/a>, which calls for the building of a globally competitive economy while prioritizing environmental sustainability. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Mashreq is no stranger to the Sultanate<\/strong>, said Group CEO Ahmed Abdelaal. \u201cWe\u2019ve been here for decades working with corporate clients, the government, and quasi-governmental agencies,\u201d he noted, adding that its market entry is \u201cin line with Oman\u2019s Vision 2040 and emphasizes unlocking value for our clients through corporate banking, sustainable finance, and digital innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s in the pipeline right now for Mashreq? <\/strong>\u201cWe\u2019ve long been partners with the sovereign and many of the government-related entities and larger corporate clients here in Oman, where we\u2019ve been involved in multiple debt capital market transactions in the past two or three years for players such as Energy Development Oman,\u201d El Nahas said. \u201cWe\u2019re in active discussions with the government on sovereign issuances, and <strong>we\u2019re seeing more and more of our clients \u2014 regional and international alike \u2014 enter Oman. There is a lot of foreign direct investment coming into the country<\/strong>, and it\u2019s on the cusp of investment grade. We want to bring more regional and global businesses into the country, then serve their needs, whether that\u2019s local-currency solutions or cash-management solutions. 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