Emirates Towers branch to offer retail and business banking services to customers in Dubai's business & financial hub

Dubai, May 08, 2013

Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, announced today the official inauguration of the Emirates Towers branch, which has been relocated at the Emirates Towers Boulevard, at the heart of Dubai's business and financial district. The Emirates Towers branch was inaugurated by Suvo Sarkar, General Manager Retail Banking, Emirates NBD and Ahmed Al Marzouqi, General Manager - Retail Distribution, Emirates NBD, in the presence of senior officials from the bank.

"Emirates NBD is pleased to enhance its presence in the busy business district around Emirates Towers and the financial centre, to provide customers with a range of retail and business banking services," said Ahmed Al Marzouqi, General Manager - Retail Distribution, Emirates NBD. "The opening of the new branch will meet the strong demand we are witnessing from existing and potential customers in this area, as many of them find it difficult to manage their personal financial requirements during a busy working day."

"Empowering female Nationals is a high priority of UAE leadership. I am extremely proud to be assigned this important role and I look forward to make this branch a success," said Hind Al Hai, Senior Branch Manager of Emirates Towers Branch. "The opening of the relocated branch in a central location like Emirates Towers Boulevard will enable office goers, hotel guests and shoppers easy and fast access to the bank's various products and services."

The Emirates Towers Branch is the first in a series of branches that Emirates NBD plans to open during the year. Located in the Boulevard area on the upper level of the office tower, the Emirates Towers branch underlines Emirates NBD's focus on providing flexibility and easy access for customers in the busy business areas in the city through extended working hours. The newly opened Emirates Towers branch will focus on providing a wide range of retail banking services to resident and walk-in customers of Dubai's business and financial hub.

The branch also offers a strong business banking division with services focusing on, cash management services, remittances, lending propositions, advisory services, dedicated relationship managers, specialized packages for SMEs, and dedicated teams for products, assets, trade and investments.

Open Sunday to Thursday from 8:00AM - 9:00PM, Emirates NBD's new Emirates Towers branch is also equipped with an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and a Cash/Cheque Deposit Machine (CDM). Teller services will be available during the evening shift from 2:30PM to 9:00PM. In addition to having the largest ATM/CDM network in the UAE with 715 ATMs/CDMs, Emirates NBD also offers 24/7 banking services through its online banking network.

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About Emirates NBD:
Emirates NBD is a leading banking Group in the region. As at 31st December 2012, total assets were AED 308.3 billion. The Group has a leading retail banking franchise in the UAE, with over 149 branches and over 721 ATMs and CDMs.  It is a major player in the UAE corporate banking arena and has strong Islamic banking, Global Markets & Treasury, Investment Banking, Private Banking, Asset Management and Brokerage operations.

The Group has operations in the UAE, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Jersey (Channel Islands), and representative offices in India, Iran and Beijing.

The Group is an active participant and supporter of the UAE's main development initiatives and of the various educational, environmental, cultural, charity and community welfare establishments. For more information, please visit: www.emiratesnbd.com

For further information, please contact:
Hassan Al Khuwaildi/ Hala Zamani
Communications
Group Marketing, Emirates NBD
Tel: 971-4-6093459/ 971-4--6093458
Mob: 971 50 7454454/ 971 50 8595599
Email: hassanAl@emiratesnbd.com/ halaZ@emiratesnbd.com

Sudha Chandran/ Hiba Moussa
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller
Dubai, UAE
Tel: 971-4-4507600
Fax: 971-4-4358040
Email: sudha.chandran@bm.com/ hiba.moussa@bm.com

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