11:58 AM EDT, 10/28/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Barclays ( JJCTF ) is mulling a return to Saudi Arabia with plans to expand in Riyadh, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing Chief Executive Officer C.S. Venkatakrishnan.

"We will consider corporate banking work, but investment banking and trading will be the focus" in Saudi Arabia, Venkatakrishnan said in an interview on the sidelines of a Saudi conference, Bloomberg reported.

A decade after an exit, Barclays ( JJCTF ) plans to capitalize on Saudi demand to access capital markets around the world, Bloomberg said.

Barclays ( JJCTF ) didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

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