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ADCB was formed in 1985 and as at 30 September 2014 employed over 4,000 people
from 62 nationalities, serving over 580,000 retail customers and approximately
49,000 corporate and SME clients in 50 branches, 3 pay offices and 2 branches in
India, 1 branch in Jersey and a representative office in London. As at 30 September
2014, ADCB’s total assets were AED 198 bn.
ADCB is a full-service commercial bank which offers a wide range of products and services such as retail banking, wealth management, private banking, corporate banking, commercial banking, cash management, investment banking, corporate finance, foreign exchange, interest rate and currency derivatives and Islamic products, project finance and property management services. ADCB is owned 59.4% by the Government of Abu dhabi (Abu Dhabi Investment Council - 58.08% and Abu Dhabi Government Entity – 1.35%). Its shares are traded on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. As at 30 September 2014, ADCB’s market capitalisation was AED 44 bn. www.adcb.com |
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Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)
was established in 1997 as a public joint stock company through
Emiri Decree N0.9 of 1997. It commenced operations on November
11, 1998 and is listed on the Abu Dhabi securities market, under the
supervision and the regulatory framework of the UAE Central Bank. The bank carries out all contracts, operations and transactions in
accordance with Islamic Shari’a principles and is committed to its
core values, which are reflected across all work aspects: simple and
sensible; transparent; mutually-beneficial; hospitable and tolerant;
and Shari’a-inspired. ADIBs’ mission is to offer Islamic financial solutions for the global
community, and determined to become a top-tier financial services
group that provided its customers with ‘Banking as it should be’. Today, ADIB is widely recognized as a pillar of Islamic banking in
the UAE and across the Middle East. It continues to expand its local
presence and is currently the third largest retail bank in the UAE with
85 branches and over 650 ATMs. International expansion is a key component of the bank’s ambitious
growth strategy, which entails examining opportunities to build its
presence in the MENA region as well as cross borders. To date the
bank has a substantial presence in Egypt, KSA, Sudan, Iraq, Qatar and
the UK.
The bank has collected a number of accolades in appreciation of
the success of its ongoing efforts, gaining global recognition with
numerous awards and honors including Best Bank in the UAE by
Banker Magazine, Best overall Islamic Bank by Islamic Finance News
for 2nd
consecutive year and Best Islamic Bank in UAE by Global
Finance for 4th
recognized with the Muhammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for
Business Excellence and named as Best supporting Bank for SME
initiatives in UAE.
consecutive year ADIB is also proud of to have been consecutive year ADIB is also proud of to have been
recognized with the Muhammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for
Business Excellence and named as Best supporting Bank for SME initiatives in the UAE. www.adib.ae |
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Barclays is a major global financial services
provider engaged in personal banking, credit cards, corporate and investment
banking and wealth and investment management with an extensive international
presence in Europe, the Americas,
Africa and Asia. Barclays’ purpose is to help
people achieve their ambitions – in the right way. With over 300 years of
history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and
employs approximately 135,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects
money for customers and clients worldwide. www.barclays.com |
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Bank of Sharjah was incorporated on December 22, 1973, operations started in May
1974 as the first consortium bank to be established in the GCC in association with Banque
Paribas. The Bank was the first financial institution in Sharjah to make 40% of its capital
available for public subscription. Bank of Sharjah has been governed by a series of fundamental principles that represent its core values, that shapes the culture and defi nes the character of the organization. our values are: Performance, Ethics, Transparency, Initiative, Commitment, Quality. The Bank is primarily a corporate Bank, catering to UAE-based businesses, SMEs, the government, and government related entities. It offers general banking services, project finance, trade facilities, syndicate loans, and short-to-medium term loans. In addition, the Bank engages in private banking, wealth management, and investment. In July 2007, Bank of Sharjah acquired Banque de la Bekaa SAl in Lebanon, renamed Emirates Lebanon Bank S.A.l. In September 2008, Bank of Sharjah through Emirates lebanon Bank S.A.l., acquired the assets and liabilities of Banque Nationale de Paris Intercontinental, Beirut, a member of BNP Paribas Group, the first full banking venture by the U.A.E. in Lebanon. the venture allows our customers in the U.A.E. and Lebanon to use the financial network and services of both Bank of Sharjah and Emirates Lebanon Bank S.A.L. In May 2012, Bank of Sharjah finalized and signed a cooperation agreement with Commerz Bank International S.A. to set up a new Private Banking Wealth Management (PBWM) division. PBWM division will provide the UAE public in general, and Bank of Sharjah clientele in particular, with direct access, through its own facilities, to one of the world’s major financial institutions in order to benefit from their expertise, network and technical know-how in the field of wealth Management. www.bankofsharjah.com |
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Commercial Bank
of Dubai (CBD) was established in 1969, as a PublicShareholding Company by an
Emiridecree issued by His Highness the late Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum.
CBD employs about 1,150 employees, has 27 conventional branches, 5 Islamic
branches, 20 Islamic centres, 168 ATMs and 41 Cash/Cheque Deposit machines throughout
the UAE. While CBD’s vision aspires the Bank to be one “which leads the way to
greater financial and social prosperity”, the mission statement underlines the
Bank’s commitment towards its 4 principal stakeholders: Clients, Employees,
Society and Shareholders. CBD offers a full range of banking. www.cbd.ae |
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Emirates NBD is a leading banking Group in the region. As at 30th September 2014,
total assets were AED 353.9 billion. The Group has a leading retail banking franchise
in the UAE, with more than 220 branches and over 885 ATMs and CDMs in the UAE
and overseas. It is a major player in the UAE corporate and retail banking arena and
has strong Islamic banking, Global Markets & Treasury, Investment Banking, Private
Banking, Asset Management and Brokerage operations.
Emirates NBD’s vision is to be globally recognised as the most valued financial services provider based in the Middle East. The Group has operations in the UAE, Egypt, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Singapore, the United Kingdom and representative offices in India, China and Indonesia. As a socially responsible corporation, Emirates NBD is committed towards integrating environmental and social developments in its business operations via its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy which focuses on healthcare and wellbeing, education, and the environment. Preservation of the UAE culture and heritage are at the heart of the Group’s efforts. In addition to supporting various initiatives aimed at preserving the UAE culture, in 2003, Emirates NBD launched the first pearl museum in the region, containing one of the largest collections of natural pearls in the world. Currently, more than 9,000 people, representing over 70 nationalities, are employed by Emirates NBD, making it one of the largest and most culturally diversified employers in the UAE. As a National banking champion, Emirates NBD is an ambassador of economic and social progress for the entire UAE to the world. www.emiratesnbd.com |
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As one of the largest equity-based banks in the UAE, FGB
had Shareholder Equity of AED 32.4 billion as of September 30th, 2014.
Established in 1979 and headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE, FGB offers a full range of financial
services to businesses and consumers, via an extensive network of branches
across the UAE. Internationally, FGB has branches in Singapore
and Qatar, representative
offices in India, Hong Kong,
Seoul and London,
and a subsidiary in Libya.
FGB is recognised as a world-class organisation committed
to maximising value for shareholders, customers and employees as it focuses on
delivering products and services that meet client needs and support the UAE’s
dynamic economy. FGB was ranked in 8thposition on Forbes Middle East’s 2014
‘Top 500 companies in the Arab world’ list, and named ‘Best Bank in the UAE’
and ‘Best Wealth Management Firm’ at the Banker Middle East Industry
Awards 2014. www.fgb.ae/en |
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Mashreq is one of the leading UAE financial institutions
in the UAE. Founded in 1967 as Bank of Oman, the bank has played a pioneering
role in the industry, particularly in retail banking. Among its many firsts, it
was the first to launch such products as travelers’ cheques, credit cards and
ATMs.
Mashreq has received numerous international awards such as
the Best Bank in the UAE in 2008 from Euro money and various awards
particularly for quality management. It’s most recent acknowledgement was Best
Regional Retail Bank by Banker Middle East Industry Awards 2014, Best Consumer
Internet Bank and Best Website Design by Global Finance – World’s Best Banks
2014, Best Corporate Bank Qatar, Best Customer Service Bank Qatar by Global
Banking and Finance Review Awards 2014, Best Debit Card and Best mPayment
Innovation by Smart Card Awards 2014, Best Cash Management in the Middle East
and Best Loan House in the UAE by EMEA Finance Awards 2014. Mashreq was
also the first Bank in UAE to achieve the Gallup Great Workplace Award in 2014.
The Bank has also become the first UAE financial institution to win the CSR
Label by Dubai Chambers for the fourth year in a row, reflecting Mashreq’s CSR
role in the community it operates in .
As a leading financial Institution in the UAE Mashreq aims
to be world class in every facet of its business, including its social
responsibility to the community it serves. Towards this goal the bank pays
particular attention to recruiting, training, developing and retaining UAE National
employees.
With extensive network in UAE and presence in
Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Egypt and 26 overseas offices in 12countries spread across Europe, USA, Asia and Africa providing a
comprehensive range of international financial services, Mashreq is capable of
handling all commercial banking and trade transactions efficiently.Mashreq Al Islami, the Islamic banking division
of Mashreq won 2 awards atthe recent Fifth Annual Islamic Business and
Finance Awards for “Best Islamic Window” and ‘Best Advertising Campaign’. The
Islamic Business and Finance Awards are recognized around the world as among
the most distinguished Awards programs within the financial industry.The bank has been awarded the ISO 9001:2008
Certification by the British Standards Institute (BSI) for its Operations
Group. www.mashreqbank.com |
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The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the leading bank in the Middle East and one of the safest banks in the world, has one of the largest networks in the UAE as well as branches and offices in 18 countries stretching across five continents from the Far East to the Americas, giving it the largest global network among all UAE banks.
A comprehensive financial institution, NBAD offers a wide range of banking services and products to all segments of clients. NBAD grows strategically toward its vision to be recognised as the World's Best Arab Bank. NBAD’s growth strategy capitalises on the growing economies and markets that stretch from West of Africa to East of Asia, the span that we call the West-East Corridor, by facilitating increasing trade and investment flows. The Bank is expanding its footprint in key markets that will enable it to focus on the West East Corridor whilst establishing major wholesale regional hubs to provide clients with an integrated and truly global service. Since 2009, NBAD has been ranked consecutively as one of the World's 50 Safest Banks by the prestigious Global Finance magazine, which also named NBAD the Safest Bank in the Emerging Markets. This year, NBAD ranked 25th – up from 35th - amongst the World’s 50 Safest Banks, marking the 6th consecutive year we have been on this prestigious list. NBAD was incorporated in 1968 and is listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), under stock code (NBAD). NBAD is rated senior long term/short term AA-/A-1+ by Standard & Poor's (S&P), Aa3/P1 by Moody's, AA-/F1+ by Fitch, A+ by Rating and Investment Information Inc (R&I) Japan, and AAA by RAM (Malaysia) , giving it one of the strongest combined rating of any global financial institution. www.nbad.com |
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Union
National Bank (UNB) is a public
joint stock company incorporated under the laws of the United Arab Emirates
in 1982. UNB is the only bank in
the UAE with significant shareholdings by the Governments of both Abu Dhabi (50%) and Dubai
(10%). The remaining 40% of the shares are publicly held. The shares of UNB are listed on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. UNB operates through a wide network of branches and ATMs throughout the UAE.UNB has extended its reach to Egypt through a successful acquisition of the erstwhile ACMB and currently operates in the country as UNB Egypt through a number of banking centres. It has ventured into Doha with a branch at the Qatar Financial Centre and has also opened a representative office in ShanghaiChina, being the first bank from the region to do so. UNB also has a branch in Kuwait Branch operational since Oct 2012. UNB's subsidiaries include, Union Brokerage Company (UBC) which provides brokerage services for clients at the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and the Dubai Financial Market, Al Wifaq Finance Company (AWFC) offering Shari’a compliant products and services to the growing Islamic banking market and INJAZ Marketing Management which provides marketing management related services, through a dedicated team of professional sales and marketing representatives www.unb.co.ae |
