Gulf International Bank (GIB) is a merchant bank in the Middle East that offers financial services to a wholesale client base and has recently increased its emphasis on project finance, corporate finance and asset management. Its client base includes major private sector corporations, Gulf-based financial institutions, multinational companies active in the region and the governments of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. Its main subsidiary is Gulf International Bank UK and it has branches in London, New York, Riyadh and Jeddah and representative offices in Beirut and Abu Dhabi.