SABB's chief economist leaves for Saudi Fransi

Published: August 18, 2009

The chief economist of SABB, HSBC's Saudi affiliate, has left and will join Calyon's Saudi affiliate Banque Saudi Fransi.

John Sfakianakis has been with SABB for three years and was in charge of macroeconomic analysis of Saudi Arabia. His new role with Fransi involves the coverage of Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.

Before joining SABB, Sfakianakis worked for Samba Financial Group and the World Bank.