Dubai, December 08, 2003:  In an attempt to further increase the level the Emiratisation at the bank, Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) is participating at Gateway 2003, the leading career event for UAE nationals being held from December 7-9, 2003 at Knowledge Village, Dubai.
 
“The UAE has a fast growing population of young educated nationals and official estimates suggest that by 2005, there will be a significant increase in the number of nationals entering the job market. It is thus important to develop a policy, which allows us to nurture the talent of our young people,” said Mr. Butti Khalifa Bin Darwish Al Falasi, Chief Executive Officer DIB. “DIB has always supported the employment of UAE nationals with the result that currently over 35 per cent of our employees are nationals,” he added.
 
“We are participating at Gateway 2003 with the primary objective of enhancing the Emiratisation level at the bank. DIB currently has about 10 vacancies both at the junior and senior management levels and we will be on the lookout for adequate personnel to fill these and forthcoming vacancies,” he said. “We have already short-listed several possible candidates from amongst the online registrations and ability assessment forms, which were mandatory for candidates wishing to participate. We are now looking forward to interviewing the candidates in person.”
 
DIB has set up a stand at Gateway 2003 where senior officials from the bank’s Human Resources division will be present on all three days to interview nationals aspiring to join the organisation. In addition, the bank is also supporting the event and has sponsored the visitor badges.
 
Gateway 2003 offers national job seekers the opportunity to gain skills enhancement by participation in a series of high impact, short duration workshops and seminars focusing on skill enhancement and career development.  In addition it is expected to provide actual employment opportunities for educated nationals, in both the private and public sector.
 
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Note to Editors:
Established on 1975, Dubai Islamic Bank is considered to be the first Islamic bank in the world that has implemented the principles of Islam in all its practices. It was founded with the active assistance of the UAE Government, the Central Bank and the people of the UAE. The economic and business philosophy of Islam encourages generation and sharing of profits. However, it forbids giving or taking of interest. Leveraging the strengths of Islamic business and economic concepts on one hand and state-of-the-art banking technology on the other, DIB creates partnerships with its customers to generate profits, which are then shared with them. DIB has created a vast array of Islamic banking and finance products to suit every conceivable need of its customers
 
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