United Arab Emirates, Dubai- 1st July 2009 - Emirates NBD is pleased to announce the new extended working hours of Emirates Bank Jumeirah branch at one of Al Wasl road's prime locations. Because of the substantial traffic near the branch, the bank is now operating from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm, Saturday to Thursday. This branch caters to Al Shaheen Priority Banking clients in addition to the rest of the bank's customer base. This comes after a series of timing extensions in other in-mall branches with the aim of providing customers more convenience and greater flexibility.
Mr. Ahmed Al Marzouqi, Assistant General Manager Retail Distribution at Emirates NBD stated, "We at Emirates NBD are consistently implementing ways to better serve our vast customer base in key areas. We believe that a large segment of our customers have long working hours and it is essential to provide them with accessible and effective services that coincide with their lifestyles. We have previously extended our working hours in various in-mall branches from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm and from 9.00 am to 9.00 pm, and we are now planning to apply this further to additional Emirates NBD branches across the UAE."
"This is one of the "branches of the future" which the bank has recently re-designed in order to make it more modern and stylish. We hope that the new working hours and modern ambience satisfy our valued customers and gives them sufficient convenience," added Al Marzouqi.
The full fledged Emirates Bank Jumeirah is one of the largest branches in the Jumeirah area. In addition to Al Shaheen priority banking section, the branch is serving the Retail Banking as well. It facilitates account opening, closing and servicing, cards & loans product offerings as well as applying for or inquiring about credit cards and various loan options, cash & cheque withdrawals and deposits, investment advice and SME size banking services. In addition, the branch offers a 24 hour electronic banking area with Automated Teller Machines and Cash Deposit Machines.
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About Emirates NBD
Emirates NBD (DFM: Emirates NBD) is the biggest banking group in the Middle East by assets. At 31st December 2008, total assets were AED 282.4 billion and a combined market share of 20.5%.
The Group has a leading retail banking franchise in the UAE, with over 110 branches and over 575 ATMs. It is a major player in the UAE corporate banking arena, with a combined market share of almost a fifth of corporate loans. It also has strong Islamic banking, investment banking, private banking, asset management and brokerage operations.
The Group has operations in the UAE, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Kingdom and Jersey (Channel Islands), and representative offices in India, Iran and Singapore.
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