VTB will renew focus on the Middle East, says regional CEO

Makram Abboud is VTB Capital's chief executive officer, Middle East and Africa and vice-chairman, international. Dan Alderson spoke to him about how the bank is carving out its niche in these regions, which have become a focus for Western banks with the shut out of the Russian loan market in 2014. Abboud also discussed challenges and opportunities in the year ahead and the prospect of VTB issuing its first sukuk.