The UAE ministery of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Invest India have signed MoU for future cooperation in AI economies. The partnership will focus on open bilateral engagement through a joint worki…
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Top UAE listed banks said to increase profitability in Q1
Professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal said in its latest UAE Banking Pulse report that liquidity is expected to remain healthy for the remainder of 2018. Comparing the data of the 10 largest lis…
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‘Will I have problems transiting through Dubai Airport over a dormant bank account?’
When I left Dubai in 2014, there was some money in my UAE bank account and I still had a credit card. I thought I might return and indeed did so in 2015, but only for a week. I never closed my persona…
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UAE banks’ liquidity set to remain healthy
Compared to the previous quarter, deposits grew at a similar rate (1.41 per cent) in the first quarter as loans and advances rose (1.53 per cent), resulting in a stable loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR), th…
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Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank seeks $123m capital increase
Khamis Buharoon, ADIB vice chairman and acting CEO, said: “The pace of the bank’s growth has been fast, increasing its number of customers to one million in the UAE, nearly double the number it had fi…
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HSBC hires London exec to lead Middle East banking ops
HSBC has appointed Gareth Thomas as regional head of global banking for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT), effective from September, subject to regulatory approval. Thomas will relocate …
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Saudi lender National Commercial Bank lifted by rise in fees and investment income
Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial Bank (NCB), the kingdom’s largest lender, reported a 6.7 per cent rise in second-quarter net profit on Tuesday on increased fees, commission and investments. …
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UAE Banks Federation hold workshop in Abu Dhabi ahead of Basel III implementation
The workshop was designed to support Heads of Risk Management (CRO) and Heads of Finance (CFO) as they prepare for the upcoming transition, according to UBF, in line with regulations set by the Centra…
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Emirates NBD Bank : ENBD launches family savings account for Emiratis
Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, has launched its Emirates NBD Family Savings Account for UAE national customers, enabling Emirati families to benefit from preferential interest rates and p…
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UAE’s Invest Bank’s ratings lowered
The lowered rating followed the sizeable increase in non-performing loans (NPLs) in 2017 and in Q1 2018, which has led to a significant decline in the loan-loss reserve (LLR) coverage ratio and the im…
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UAE private wealth forecast to grow to $590bn by 2022
It said UAE non-investible assets are expected to increase at an … senior partner & managing director of BCG Middle East’s Financial Services practice. “Value creation opportunities touch all parts …
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UAE private wealth growth expected to grow over next five years
Global personal financial wealth grew by 12 per cent in 2017 to $201.9 … Going forward personal wealth in the UAE is projected to continue to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of eight pe…
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UAE bank saver gets Dh1 million reward
Dubai: A UAE resident just proved that buying expensive lottery tickets isn’t the only way to get rich quick, but putting money in a bank account, too. Khalid Ahmed Al Marzooqi woke up to a surprise r…
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Bank of Sharjah posts Dh200m H1 net profit
Dubai: Bank of Sharjah on Tuesday reported Dh200 million net profit for the first half of 2018, up 31 per cent from Dh152 million for the same period last year. The bank’s total comprehensive income f…
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UAE’s largest bank sees half-year net profit jump to $1.6bn
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s largest bank, on Tuesday reported net profit of AED6.1 billion ($1.6 billion) for the first six months of 2018, up 10 percent year-on-year. The bank also announce…
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Dubai Financial Market sees 43% slump in half-year net profit
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) on Monday announced a net profit of AED82.8 million ($22.5 million) for the first six months of 2018, down 43 percent on the year-earlier period. The company said net prof…
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SABIC deal lets Saudi Arabia delay Aramco IPO, spend on growth: sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – A proposed reshuffle of state assets would … A major goal of the planned Aramco listing – which was initially slated for the end of 2018 and could prove the biggest IPO in history …
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