Talk:Alawwal Bank

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This article was nominated for deletion on June 9, 2006. The result of the discussion was Keep.

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Its an advert. Also nominating for AFD V. Joe 20:51, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Saudi Hollandi Bank, the first bank in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was founded in 1926 as the Netherlands Trading Society, and was originally established with one office in Jeddah to serve the pilgrims from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). For some time, as the only operating bank in the Kingdom, Saudi Hollandi Bank served as the Kingdom's Central Bank, maintaining the gold stock of the country, and processing the first oil related transactions.

In 1964 the Netherlands Trading Society became the Algemene Bank Nederland (or ABN). Today, Saudi Hollandi Bank is a Saudi joint stock company, established by Royal Decree in 1976, in 2007 capital was increased to SAR 2,646 million.

The Bank's global affiliation with ABN AMRO gives immediate access to international financial markets and instruments as well as to a global branch-banking network.

The Bank continues its proud tradition of professionalism and superior customer service. More than 1700 employees staff our 41 branches Kingdom-wide. Our state of the art data processing ensures accurate and fast processing to make funds available when and where they are needed. Saudi Hollandi Bank is a full-service bank, headquartered in Riyadh with regional headquarters in Jeddah and Al-Khobar. We offer a wide array of banking products, for personal and business purposes -- backed by advanced technological systems for maximum accuracy and efficiency and enhanced customer and information service.

The Bank has 40 branch offices in the Kingdom, a network of in-branch, stand-alone Automated Teller and Drive-up Machines (ATMs) plus latest point of sales machines. Our affiliation with Saudi Payments Network's (SPAN) nationwide and our own arrangements with VISA and the PLUS networks provide our customers with over Internation cash access points worldwide. Saudi Hollandi Bank is a joint venture bank, owned 60% by Saudi nationals, and 40% by ABN AMRO , the largest bank in the Netherlands. ^{Unsigned comment - (Saud Alsaud - talk - Contributions)}