Dubai / Emirates Business Mashreq, one of the leading financial institutions in the UAE, on Wednesday has reported its financial results for the first half ending June 30, 2016. The bank has posted a net profit for the first of 2016 AED 1.1 billion, which stable compared to the normalized net profit of 1H 2015. Mashreq’s CEO, HE AbdulAziz ...

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