01/19/2015

UAE banks seen reporting strong full year profit growth

The growth has been euphoric in the first three quarters of last year with top end of the retail banking small and medium enterprise and wealth management business benefiting from improved capital market valuations and consequent wealth effect.

01/13/2015

QNB Q4 net profit up 5.5 pct

Qatar National Bank (QNB), the largest lender in the Gulf Arab region, reported a 5.5 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit

12/15/2014

NBAD Sukuk income fund delivers 2.33 per cent dividends

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi NBAD’s Sukuk Income Fund has earned a total income of $798,923.60 which is equivalent to 2.33 per cent of the Net Asset Value as at 27 November 2014 which includes the intended dividend pay-out of $0.1203 per unit.

12/03/2014

UAE corporates outperform GCC

Earnings surge 33.5 per cent in first nine months of 2014; banks drive Dubai’s 55.5 per cent leap to $5.1 billion