- 1933: Guaranty Trust Company helps U.S.-based oil companies strengthen operations in Saudi Arabia.
- 1950s: Chase Manhattan Bank’s David Rockefeller, the future CEO and chairman, is closely involved in reforming Saudi Arabian finance as one of the founders of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) in the 1950s. Chase serves as a major depository for SAMA for many years.
- 1975: The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency establishes a merchant bank in London (the Saudi International Bank) to serve as the premier bank for Saudi Arabian investments and activities and calls upon Morgan Guaranty Trust Company to provide management services. Morgan Guaranty receives a 20% interest in the new bank.
- 2006: J.P. Morgan opens an office in Riyadh.
- 2012: The firm opens a branch in Riyadh, where products across the Corporate & Investment Bank and Markets & Investor Services are offered. At this time, the firm is the only U.S. headquartered bank in Saudi Arabia.
- 2016: J.P. Morgan leads the largest emerging market bond sale in history, helping Saudi Arabia to tap the international debt market for the first time, with a US$16.5 billion debt issue.