United Arab Emirates, Dubai- 12th  May 2008:  Emirates NBD, holding company of Emirates Bank and National Bank of Dubai, launched its Summer Cards Usage Promotion titled Weeks of Fortune, offering cardholders exclusive and exciting offers every week for 7 weeks when using their Emirates Bank or NBD credit cards to make purchases at leading retailers.   Emirates NBD will also be conducting a Mega Raffle Draw at the end of the promotion to award 10 cardholders Holiday Packages to exciting destinations.  The promotion will run  from May 15th  until July 31st 2008 with offers at a different retailer every week. 

Mr. Suvo Sarkar, General Manager Retail Banking Emirates NBD said, "Our latest promotion, "Weeks of Fortune", offers our cardholders an array of exclusive and attractive benefits including valuable discount offers, invitations to private events, as well as 'gift with purchase' deals at leading retailers.  Additionally, the Weeks of Fortune Promotion gives our cardholders the opportunity to enter the mega draw to become one of 10 lucky winners to win a fully paid holiday package to an exciting destination.  The introduction of such promotions is our way of continuously adding value  to our cardholders who trust and support our products."

The promotion, in collaboration with key retailers such as Joy Alukkas, Jashnamal Dept Stores, Lamcy Plaza Better life, Benetton, Clarks  ID design , Marlin furniture and Eros Digital, will apply to cardholders of Emirates Bank and NBD - Gold and Silver Cards, NBD Platinum Visa, and Gold and Silver NBD -Dnata. Cards.  Selected retailers will also be rewarding  high spenders with attractive prizes.

Emirates NBD's latest promotion offers cardholders the chance to become one of 10 lucky winners to go on a fully paid trip to one of many exciting South East Asian destinations such as, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives and Singapore.   For every  AED500 spent on their cards during the promotion period, cardholders will be granted one entry into the mega raffle draw.  Hence, the more multiples of AED500 spent on their cards, the more entries they will be entitled to and therefore, the higher the chances of winning.  The  Holiday Packages would be inclusive of both flights and accommodation.  The mega raffle draw will take place at the end of the promotion period.

Emirates Bank and NBD Credit Cards come with a host of attractive benefits and features.  These include: Free Supplementary Cards, Free Roadside Assistance, and Online Banking services. The cards also come with a host of complimentary services such as: Mobile Banking services, Ultra Credit Shield, Free Travel Insurance and flexibility in payment. Value-added services such as the NBD Cards CashBack Programme on all retail purchases, where CashBack points can be redeemed as payment against NBD credit card balances add to the benefits of the NBD Gold and Silver cards.  Emirates Bank and NBD Credit Cards are valid at over 1 million ATM's across the globe, ensuring ultimate convenience for customers regardless of where they are in the world.

The NBD-Dnata Credit Card is the first co-branded card in the region between a bank and a travel group which offers a variety of travel-related services. Apart from a range of competitive credit card benefits that include high credit limits, acceptance at millions of outlets worldwide and 24-hour customer assistance, the NBD-Dnata Credit Card Cardholders earn reward points worth 1.5% on the purchase amount every time they use their card anywhere in the world. These accumulated points can then be redeemed at designated Dnata outlets for any of their products or services, including tickets for more than 130 airlines and other travel-related services.

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About Emirates NBD
Emirates NBD (DFM: ENBD) is a Dubai-based banking group resulting from the merger of Emirates Bank Group and National Bank of Dubai Group.  It is the biggest banking group in the GCC by assets and the biggest banking group in the UAE by market capitalization.   The Group has a leading retail banking franchise in the UAE, with over 100 branches and over 430 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.

About Emirates Bank
Emirates Bank offers a full range of retail banking products and services under the 'me' brand name.  These include: Current & Savings Accounts, Tiered Saving Accounts, Term Deposits, Personal Loans, Car Loans, Credit Cards, Insurance Products, banking products for Indian and Lebanese Expatriates, as well as well as Credit Card Loyalty Programme. In addition, Emirates Bank offers its customers priority banking services through Al Shaheen.

Emirates Bank offers its customers the convenience of banking across a range of channels (on-line, phone banking) and through visiting one of the wide network of branches across the UAE. Emirates Bank has been awarded the coveted status of a 'Superbrand' for the past four consecutive years. For more information on Emirates Bank, kindly visit: www.emiratesbank.ae.

About National Bank of Dubai
Founded in 1963, National Bank of Dubai is the oldest, locally incorporated bank in the Southern Gulf. Known as the bank with a performance that is second-to-none, NBD has built a reputation of stability and strength much appreciated by shareholders and customers alike. Recognizing this leading performance, NBD has been awarded with the Dubai Quality Award for the year 2005.

Offering diversified financial services, NBD is a leader in corporate banking. Its portfolio covers a wide range of services including transport, real estate, construction, manufacturing, tourism and service industries throughout the region. In addition, NBD's 'Private Office' provides private banking services, offering highly tailored solutions to preserve and protect the personal wealth of its customers.  Along with supplying customers with a variety of exclusive service based products, secured facilities, Credit Cards, personal loans, , auto loans and home loans, National Bank of Dubai also offers a variety of treasury products and services, advising customers on exchange markets and interest rate outlook. NBD, also launched Suhail Priority Banking Services, a premier banking service offering customers personalized relationship management and a host of exclusive products and services. Furthermore, NBD offers customers automated banking services, which consist of an internet service (NBD Online), a telebanking facility (NBD Telebank), an SMS based service (NBD Mobile) and an online brokerage trading in UAE shares through its subsidiary, NBD Securities.

NBD also recently established NBD Investment Bank which is its' investment arm operating from DIFC.  With a comprehensive card portfolio that provides an array of benefits, NBD has, over the years, built a wide ATM network as well as Point of Sale terminals in select locations throughout the UAE.

National Bank of Dubai currently has an extensive branch network that includes 39 branches throughout the UAE. In addition, NBD also has a branch in London and Qatar as well as a representative office in Tehran.

For more press information please contact: 
Zeina El Haj     
Head of Marketing, Communication & Event
For Consumer Banking & Wealth Management
Emirates NBD
Tel: 04 209 2669
Fax: 04 2329147
Email: ZeinaH@emiratesbank.ae

Shimaa Elsayed
Senior Account Manager- PR
Tamra-C2
T: 04 295 1177
F:04 295 1188
Email: shimaa@tamra-c2.com

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