巴克莱集团（Plc）将继续推进在沙特阿拉伯及更广泛中东地区的扩张计划，并对该地区保持“积极建设性”的看法，该行亚太区首席执行官Jaideep Khanna表示。
Plc is continuing with plans to expand in Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East, keeping its “constructive” view on the region, according to the bank’s Asia-Pacific Chief Executive Officer Jaideep Khanna.
“我们坚信”中东地区蕴藏着机遇，Khanna周四在新加坡接受彭博电视采访时表示，当时这家总部位于伦敦的公司正在举办巴克莱亚洲论坛。“我们正在扩大并投资于我们在中东的整体布局。”Khanna同时也分管该地区部分业务，他表示，该行正寻求获得金融服务牌照，以在沙特阿拉伯建立全功能平台，并计划在土耳其拓展业务。
“We are a big believer” in the opportunity in the Middle East, Khanna said Thursday in a Bloomberg TV interview in Singapore, where the London-based firm hosted the Barclays Asia Forum. “We are growing and investing in our aggregate Middle East presence.”The bank is seeking a financial services license to establish a full-fledged platform in Saudi Arabia and looking to build out in Turkey as well, said Khanna, who also has some oversight into the region.
他的言论印证了首席执行官CS Venkatakrishnan此前的计划。Venkatakrishnan在4月表示，尽管战争仍在继续，该行仍在推进沙特阿拉伯业务，巴克莱计划于今年晚些时候在该国设立区域总部。自那时以来，中东冲突持续恶化，利雅得遭到伊朗支持的武装分子发动的致命袭击。本周，该国因袭击原因推迟了其旗舰会议——未来投资倡议大会（FII）至明年举行。
His comments affirm plans by CEO CS Venkatakrishnan, who said in April that the bank was pushing ahead in Saudi Arabia, where Barclays aims to open a regional headquarters later this year despite the war. Since then, the Middle East conflict has continued to deteriorate, with Riyadh suffering deadly strikes from Iran-backed militants. The kingdom this week postponed its flagship conference, the Future Investment Initiative, to next year because of the attacks.
Venkatakrishnan原本在备受瞩目的演讲嘉宾名单上，名单还包括摩根大通和汇丰控股的首席执行官。沙特阿拉伯叫停未来投资倡议大会前的惊心动魄24小时在其他方面，巴克莱对亚洲持乐观态度，将日本和印度视为关键市场。据Khanna表示，该地区对交易业务而言变得“重要得多”。他还表示，中国仍是一个重要机遇，没有任何全球投资银行可以忽视。
Venkatakrishnan was on the list of high-profile speakers that also included the CEOs from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and HSBC Holdings Plc. The Frantic 24 Hours Before Saudi Arabia Pulled the Plug on FII Elsewhere, Barclays is optimistic on Asia, where it counts Japan and India among key markets. The region is becoming “a lot more significant’ particularly to the dealmaking business, according to Khanna. He also said China remains an important opportunity that no global investment bank can ignore.
在日本，该公司刚刚重返高接触度现金股票业务，Khanna 表示，鉴于固定收益投资者更加关注以及资金流入股市，这是一个“特别感兴趣”的市场。他补充说，考虑到竞争，该行准备为人才支付报酬，并专注于强化现有平台，而不是拓展新领域。
In Japan, where the firm just returned to the high-touch cash equities business, Khanna said it is a market of “particular interest” given the greater attention from fixed income investors and fund inflows to the stock market. The bank is prepared to pay for talent given the competition, and is focused on strengthening the existing platform rather than go into new areas, he added.