Abu Dhabi, 27 May 2015 - Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) announced today the launch of Purely Business, a web portal dedicated to supporting the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) business community developing in the United Arab Emirates. Purely Business is a support network that provides knowledge, solutions and resources to help ambitious people develop their commercial venture. 

Purely Business is accessible to all and contains interactive content and solutions for anyone looking to start or grow their business. The portal purelybusiness.ae will offer expert knowledge on start-up and already established corporates requirements, money and people management, in addition to professional advice, solutions and tools.

Commenting on this launch, Martin Roussel, Head of Business Banking at ADCB, said: "ADCB has always sought to be a reliable partner to the SME community in the UAE by delivering innovative solutions and excellent service to its customers. The launch of Purely Business is a testament to the bank's commitment to supporting the economic diversification in the UAE. Enabling business ideas to flourish and facilitating the growth of SMEs is a core part of our strategy. Purely Business is seeking to become the go-to online resource for information, support and solutions for all entrepreneurs in the UAE and our hope is that it will help the country's entrepreneurial spirit to grow stronger."

ADCB's Business Banking Division offers a wide-array of financial solutions to SMEs amongst others transactional accounts, trade finance and financing products.

About ADCB:
Founded in 1985, ADCB employs more than 4,000 staff from 62 nationalities, serving over 600,000 retail customers, and approximately 50,000 corporate and SME clients. The bank operates in 48 branches, 4 pay offices, 2 branches in India, 1 branch in Jersey and a representative office in London. By the end of March 2015, the total assets of ADCB amounted to AED 207 billion.

ADCB is a full-service commercial bank that offers a wide range of products and services including retail banking, wealth management, private banking, corporate banking, commercial banking, cash management, investment banking, corporate finance, foreign exchange, interest rate, currency derivatives, Islamic products, project finance and property management services.

ADCB is 58% owned by Abu Dhabi Investment Council, the investment arm of the Government of Abu Dhabi. The bank's shares are traded on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.

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