The 2013 Annual International Arab Banking Summit was organized by the Union of Arab Banks in Vienna-Austria, on the 27th and 28th of June 2013. The summit focused on the role of Arab banking sector in civil capacity building and in facing the challenges of post conflict phase. It represented an important platform for ministers of finance and economy, for central bank governors and distinguished representatives of Arab banks, to engage in discussion on matters that concern Arab and global markets and financial institutions.