Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (Adib) has registered a significant increase in its digital banking channels usage during the first quarter of 2022. According to Adib, 40% of customers’ personal finance applications are now taking place digitally on its mobile app, up from 30% in Q1 last year. The bank currently has over 700,000 customers ...

  Sharjah / WAM The Emirates Development Bank (EDB), the key financial engine of the UAE’s economic diversification and industrial transformation agenda, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Hamriyah Free Zone in Sharjah and the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (Saif) to provide financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups operating in either of ...

  Sharjah / WAM Arada, a property development company based in Sharjah, successfully completed the issuance of its first public financing deal, a $350 million sukuk, which has been listed on the London Stock Exchange. The five-year fixed rate RegS debut sukuk issuance was rated BB- by Fitch and B1 by Moody’s. The sukuk was priced at par with a ...