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Feb 04 2012

Dubai Islamic Bank 2011 Net Profit Up 25%; 15% Cash Dividend

Saturday, Feb 04, 2012

(This story was originally published Thursday.)

DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)-- Dubai Islamic Bank ( DIB .DFM) Thursday reported a full-year net profit of 1.01 billion U.A.E. dirhams ($275 million), an increase of 25% compared to the previous year, and said it would pay a 15% cash dividend.

The shariah-compliant lender said it reported AED1.01 billion in full-year net profit without elaborating. The bank made a full-year net profit of AED806 million in 2010.

DIB , in which the Dubai government holds nearly 30%, operates around 75 branches in the region.

Shares of Dubai Islamic Bank closed at AED2.19 on Wednesday.

-By Nicolas Parasie, Dow Jones Newswires; +9714 446-1681; nicolas.parasie@dowjones.com

Copyright (c) 2012 Dow Jones & Co.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

04-02-12 0712GMT

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