United Arab Emirates, Dubai, March 30th, 2010: In line with its commitment to achieve higher Emiratization rates, Emirates Islamic Bank (EIB), one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE participated in the 10th annual Careers Show which was held from 28th to 30th March 2010 at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Center.

Mr. Faisal Aqil, General Manager Retail Banking at Emirates Islamic Bank commented on the participation by saying: "Our business in the UAE is driven by the caliber of our employees and events such as these offer us an excellent opportunity to meet with the most promising talent in the upcoming workforce. As a local institution, we have a robust Emiratization programme in place and we are fully committed to helping develop the best talent in the country.  Our expansion plans require a strong committed workforce and the Dubai Careers Show will help us in achieving our ambitions".

This event is considered a great platform that brings together key industry decision-makers from different sectors, with budding national talents who are seeking promising career opportunities.

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About Emirates Islamic Bank:   
Emirates Islamic Bank opened its doors in October 2004 with a mission to provide customers in the UAE with innovative Shari'a-compliant financial solutions. The Bank offers a wide range of products and services conforming to the highest standards of Islamic finance and all its activities are overseen by a prestigious Shari'a board. 

EIB offers a comprehensive combination of products and services for Retail, Corporate and Investment banking. On the retail side, the bank has an array of products, such as Credit Cards; Manzili Home Finance, Intaleq Car Finance, Ethmar priority banking, Al Reem ladies banking, Imtalik consumer finance, SME business.

Emirates Islamic Bank is also very active on the Corporate Banking level, seeking exceptional investment opportunities in the local as well as the regional market.  

To ensure the proximity to our customers, EIB has expanded its network to reach 32 branches as well as more than 80 ATM's throughout the UAE. And to provide customers with the most friendly banking solutions, the bank have developed a wide range of Alternate Banking Channels such as Mobile Banking Service, Internet & Phone banking. with EIB alternate banking channels, customers will be able to perform a wide range of  transactions at anytime and from anywhere.

EIB has received numerous accolades such as the prestigious Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashed Business Award and Ethos Award for best Islamic bank for Customer Service in the UAE, also our Manzili Home Finance product was credited as the Best Islamic Home Finance Product from CPI financial. These awards signify the high level of customer satisfaction as well as display the bank's good practices within their banking methods. 

Issued on behalf of Emirates Islamic Bank by tamra C2 PR. For additional information please contact Chuma Goodwin, PR General Manager at chuma@tamra-c2.com ; Tel:  04 295 11 77. Fax: 04 295 11 88

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