• 19. Emaar Properties - UAE. Sarah Dea / The National
    19. Emaar Properties - UAE. Sarah Dea / The National
  • 18. Banque Saudi Fransi - saudi Arabia. Courtesy Banque Saudi Fransi
    18. Banque Saudi Fransi - saudi Arabia. Courtesy Banque Saudi Fransi
  • 17. Industries Qatar, which owns Qatar Petroleum - Qatar. Hamad I Mohammed / Reuters
    17. Industries Qatar, which owns Qatar Petroleum - Qatar. Hamad I Mohammed / Reuters
  • 16. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank - UAE. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
    16. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank - UAE. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
  • 15. Saudi British Bank - Saudi Arabia. Michael Bou-Nacklie for The National
    15. Saudi British Bank - Saudi Arabia. Michael Bou-Nacklie for The National
  • 14. Emirates NBD - UAE. Sarah Dea / The National
    14. Emirates NBD - UAE. Sarah Dea / The National
  • 13. Riyad Bank - Saudi Arabia. Michael Bou-Nacklie for The National
    13. Riyad Bank - Saudi Arabia. Michael Bou-Nacklie for The National
  • 12. Samba Financial Group - Saudi Arabia. AP Photo
    12. Samba Financial Group - Saudi Arabia. AP Photo
  • 11. Mobily - Saudi Arabia. Courtesy Mobily
    11. Mobily - Saudi Arabia. Courtesy Mobily
  • 10. National Bank of Kuwait - Kuwait. Andrew Henderson / The National
    10. National Bank of Kuwait - Kuwait. Andrew Henderson / The National
  • 9. Ooredoo - Qatar. Fadi Al Assaad / Reuters
    9. Ooredoo - Qatar. Fadi Al Assaad / Reuters
  • 8. First Gulf Bank - UAE. Jeff Topping / The National
    8. First Gulf Bank - UAE. Jeff Topping / The National
  • 7. National Bank of Abu Dhabi - UAE. Christopher Pike / The National
    7. National Bank of Abu Dhabi - UAE. Christopher Pike / The National
  • 6. Al Rajhi Bank - Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Yosri for The National
    6. Al Rajhi Bank - Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Yosri for The National
  • 5. Saudi Electricity - Saudi Arabia. Fahad Shadeed / Reuters
    5. Saudi Electricity - Saudi Arabia. Fahad Shadeed / Reuters
  • 4. Etisalat - UAE. Alia Jeiroudi for The National
    4. Etisalat - UAE. Alia Jeiroudi for The National
  • 3. Qatar National Bank - Qatar. Emre Rende for The National
    3. Qatar National Bank - Qatar. Emre Rende for The National
  • 2. Saudi Telecom - Saudi Arabia. Courtesy Saudi Telecom
    2. Saudi Telecom - Saudi Arabia. Courtesy Saudi Telecom
  • 1. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation - Saudi Arabia. Mido Ahmed / AFP
    1. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation - Saudi Arabia. Mido Ahmed / AFP

In pictures: Forbes’ top 20 companies in the Arab world


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Etisalat and and National Bank of Abu Dhabi are in the top 20 of Forbes’ Top 500 publicly-listed companies in the Arab world. Know which other UAE companies made it to the list.