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AU Group strengthens its presence in the SME and mid-cap market with the acquisition of Meurice Assurance-Crédit and GESCO

Today, during Day 1 of the GTR MENA 2026 taking place in Dubai, and while cross‑border trade across the Gulf is accelerating at its fastest pace in more than a decade, AU Group is calling attention to a growing challenge for regional banks: the urgent need to free up regulatory capital to sustain lending momentum. As geopolitical shifts open new trade corridors and national diversification strategies expand infrastructure and industrial investment, banks are under mounting pressure to support longer‑tenor, higher‑complexity transactions, while navigating increasingly stringent global capital requirements.

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