Emirates NBD, the biggest banking group in the Middle East in terms of assets was formed on 16th of October 2007 when the shares of Emirates NBD were officially listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). The merger brought together the UAE's second and fourth largest banks (Emirates Bank and National Bank of Dubai) by assets and has created a banking champion with the largest asset base in the Middle East summing up to more than AED 282 billion as at the end of the year 2008. The Group has operations in the UAE, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Kingdom and Jersey (Channel Islands), and representative offices in India, Iran and Singapore.
Emirates NBD is a market leader across core business lines, it is the leading retail banking franchise in the UAE, with over 129 combined branches and over 650 ATMs / Cash Deposit Machines spread across the UAE. The Group is also a major player in the corporate banking arena, with a combined market share of almost a fifth of corporate loans. With a fast growing Islamic banking affiliated entities, strong investment and private banking services and a leadership in the field of asset management products, Emirates NBD is well positioned to grow and deliver outstanding value to its shareholders, customers, and employees.
Emirates NBD received many prominent awards such as Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award for Finance, Best Bank in the UAE by Global Finance 2009, Best Retail Bank in UAE by The Banker Magazine and Outstanding Private Bank in the Middle East by VRL Financial News.
