Ahli United Bank has been named "Best Bank in the Middle East" by leading international finance magazine Euromoney. In addition to the regional award, AUB was also named Best Bank in Bahrain for 2012 for the seventh consecutive year.
The announcement was made at the 2012 Euromoney Middle East Awards for Excellence Gala Event, which was held in Dubai and was attended by leading bankers from across the region.

Long regarded as the benchmark awards for financial services globally, the Euromoney Awards for Excellence are now in their 22nd consecutive year. This year's awards attracted over 600 submissions from banks worldwide. Euromoney's research team and awards panel rated the banks on both quantitative and qualitative factors, including financial ratios, regional diversification and innovation over the past 12 month period to decide the award winners, honoring those institutions that demonstrate leadership, innovation, and momentum in the markets in which they excel.

Euromoney commended AUB for successfully navigating a very turbulent year. Euromoney Editor Clive Horwood highlighted how “Ahli United Bank 's geographical diversification throughout the Middle East has helped the bank flourish in challenging times. AUB managed to post a 17% net profit increase in 2011, with the rise continuing into the first quarter of 2012. Despite geopolitical upheavals regionally, AUB Group profit was at its highest ever."