In partnership with CIB, Arab Bank and NBK

Private banking and wealth management in MEA

Middle East and Africa banking series.


Private banks in the Gulf are at the centre of a generational wealth transfer that is reshaping how the region’s largest fortunes are managed. As capital passes to a younger cohort with a more international outlook and different expectations, banks must evolve from custodians into strategic partners.

Read on to discover what the Gulf’s private banks are doing to prepare to serve the next generation, why Africa’s private wealth transition is driving desire for structure, and how alternatives are reshaping Kuwait’s wealth portfolios.