EUROMONEY NAMES HSBC AMANAH BEST INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC BANK

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- HSBC Amanah has been named Best
International Islamic Bank and Best Sukuk House by Euromoney magazine in its
Islamic Finance Awards 2010.

HSBC Amanah Global Chief Executive Officer Mukhtar Hussain said that over
the last 12 months, the bank had cemented its status as the premier
cross-border provider of Shariah-compliant financial services.

"With the global reach of the HSBC Group as its disposal, there is no other
bank that can match HSBC Amanah's cross-border capabilities in either the
Shariah-compliant retail or wholesale sectors.

"We are delighted to receive this award from Euromoney in recognition of
that fact," he said in a statement Wednesday.

The Euromoney awards are considered to be the most high profile accolades in
the Islamic finance calendar and annually recognise outstanding performance,
quality, service and innovation in the sector.

In 2009, HSBC Amanah geew its operations in Saudi Arabia, United Arab
Emirates and Malaysia while expanding in the key growth territories of
Indonesia, Qatar and Bahrain.

-- BERNAMA