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EmiratesNBD opens branch in London

UAE Ambassador to the United Kingdom Abdul Rehman Al-Mutawwa opened the new EmiratesNBD Bank. Emirates Bank and the National Bank of Dubai were merged in...

Trillion is The New Billion

One Trillion Dollars Visualized from www.mint.com It's official, trillion is the new billion! No longer is government spending around the world talked about in terms of...

Liquidity improving within the banking system

Though the days of easy credit are a distant memory, there is evidence that liquidity is improving, as the economy emerge from the shadow...

Dubai Bank signs strategic alliance with SALAMA for Takaful products

1. Wide range of Takaful plans available to Dubai Bank customers 2. Supports customers in addressing education, retirement planning and other short and long-term goals Expanding...

UAE will not be party to GCC monetray union agreement

The UAE has decided not to take part in the proposed monetary union agreement between the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, an official...

The resurgence of the Middle East cards industry

The last twelve months has seen the Middle Eastern retail banks face the twin challenges in their cards business of security threats and exposure...

AED 3 billion capital increase approved at DIB Extraordinary General Meeting

1.  Assembly approves conversion of AED 3.75 billion deposit into Tier 2 capital of DIB 2. Assembly approves increase of DIB’s capital by AED 3...

RAKBANK Achieves 13% Growth in First Quarter Profits

RAKBANK has reported a net profit of AED 160.37 million for the first quarter of 2009, a 12.7% increase over the same period last...

Meltdown turns spotlight on Islamic finance

The failure of major investment and commercial banks that helped trigger the global recession has led some experts to look for other ways of...

Managing liquidity risk is crucial for UAE banks, say global...

1. Global Association of Risk Professionals hosts Dubai forum 2. Forum hosted By GARP and FRSGlobal in partnership with Emcredit 3. Banks’ collective actions in addressing...

Banks to provide financing to Bloom Gardens project

Three banks in Abu Dhabi have agreed to provide finance to buyers of units at the Dh2 billion Bloom Gardens project, reported Business 24/7. The...

Emirates NBD to propose capital increase through government tranche

Emirates NBD has announced in a notice to its shareholders regarding its Second Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) which will...

UAE Central Bank sets up crisis committee with banks

Representatives of the Central Bank of the UAE and major national banks met yesterday to discuss the challenges faced by the UAE banking system...

UAE federal Government to move to 3-year budgets

UAE plans a big makeover with regard to its federal budget, like releasing budgets every three years instead of yearly one at present and...

The next crisis: Credit Card Debt

Together with the financial crisis, the banking crisis, the mortgage crisis and the employment crisis, we are on the verge of experiencing a credit...

UAE amends terms for key lending facility

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Finance has amended the terms of its liquidity facility for banks, curbing the state's ability to convert the...

Liquidity stable in UAE banks

Real estate loans at the UAE banks stood at AED173 billion at the end of last year. As liquidity is stable in the UAE banks,...

Banks ordered not to publish audited annual accounts

UAE Central Bank ordered all banks not to publish their audited annual accounts or announce any data related to the 2008 results, according an article...