HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

HSBC's history in the Middle East dates back to 1959, when it acquired The British Bank of the Middle East. Founded in London in 1889, it pioneered banking in the region and for decades was the only bank committed to supporting the area.

HSBC Holdings PLC, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in London. The Group serves customers worldwide from around 7,500 offices in 87 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. With assets of US$2,455 billion at 31 December 2010, HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations. HSBC is marketed worldwide as ‘the world’s local bank’.