Calyon

United Arab Emirates

The bank has been present in the Middle-East for more than 50 years. Besides Saudi Arabia, Calyon has operations in UAE, Yemen, Iran, Lebanon and Egypt. In the UAE, the bank was established in 1975 under a full banking licence from the UAE Central Bank with 2 branches, one in Dubai and one in Abu Dhabi. More recently, the bank also obtained a licence to operate its Investment Banking activities from Dubai's DIFC. As a result of our long standing presence and commitment to the region, Calyon is well recognised in the fields of Capital Markets and Financing. With a strict focus on top tier names- whether FI's, Local/Regional Corporates and Multi Nationals- Calyon is able to provide tailored quality services to its clients through its teams of highly dedicated and motivated professionals.

Capital Markets and investment Banking

One of the major active player in the region covering the MENA region offering Calyon expertise and providing service to financial institutions and corporate clients. Products ranging from simple forex to value-added products of debt instruments and hedging solutions.
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Financing

Corporate banking

Calyon Gulf caters to the needs of the Bank's regional and multi national corporate clients.
Coverage extends to Oman and Saudi Arabia.
The entire array of Calyon products are marketed to our clients ranging from Financing-Structured, Conventional or Islamic to Capital Markets and Investment Banking.

Structured finance

Our main objective is to service the needs of our clients by proposing to them innovative financials services and ideas developed by our various metiers and products lines.

  • Trade finance:

The Bank offers all trade finance services for corporate and financial institutions. Products include import/ export letters of credit, documentary collections, guarantees, advising and confirmation of L/Cs.

  • Export & project finance:

Professional teams worldwide qualified to develop innovative solutions and provide their know-how to arrange projects financing. Calyon is one of the major players in project finance in the region specializing in the sectors of Infrastructure, Oil & Gas, Power and Telecoms.

  • Aircraft finance:

The Bank is a major actor in the area for the last 18 years and offers its clients a global ability as advisor, arranger and lender with expertise in financial advisory services, guaranteed export financing (Airbus, Boeing, others), syndicated commercial credits, financial leases, tax leases, off-balance structure and fuel hedging.

 

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Islamic Banking

Our Bahrain branch is home to Calyon's Global Islamic Banking Division. This division proposes - in coordination with the concerned coverage our Product lines- ShariaIslamic law as revealed in the Quran and through the example of Prophet Muhammad.
A Sharia compliant product meets the requirements of Islamic law.
Sharia Board is the committee of Islamic scholars available to an Islamic financial institution for guidance and supervision in the development of Sharia compliant products. compliant alternatives to most of the bank's conventional products. Calyon offers a range of added value Islamic Banking products and innovative solutions to meet our clients' needs.
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International Support to Middle Market Clients Network

The offices of Crédit Agricole's International Support to Middle market clients network (ISM) assist Crédit Agricole's mid-cap corporate customers in their international operations, by providing a thorough knowledge of the local environment as well as by securing access to a wide spectrum of banking services abroad.
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Contacts

Calyon Gulf Abu Dhabi

Amr ALKABBANI, Regional Manager
Tel : +971 4 3317316
Fax : +971 4 331 3201

Ghazi ABDUL FATTAH, Branch Manager
Tel : +971 2 633 7453
Fax : +971 2 634 4995

Calyon Gulf Dubai

Amr ALKABBANI, Regional Manager
Tel : +971 4 331 4211
Fax : +971 4 331 3201

Sebastian VAN DER LIST, Head of Corporate Banking – Dubai
Tel : +971 4 331 4211
Fax : +971 4 331 3201
 

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