The Banking Executive Magazine - October 2023

Adel El-Labban is one of the most distinguished bankers of his generation. He led Commercial Interna- tional Bank as it became the pre- mier bank in Egypt, and he led Ahli United Bank’s expansion to become the largest bank in Bahrain. Earlier this year, he resigned from Ahli United Bank, so Arab Banker asked him to share his experience, and offer some guid- ance on the components and conditions that are needed to de- liver healthy banks and banking systems. the BANKING EXECUTIVE 36 ISSUE 178 OCTOBER 2023 TO THE FUTURE A NOTE First appeared in the September 2023 Edition of Arab Banker, the annual publication of the London Arab Bankers Association