Pudner: "These accolades further represent the Bank's dedication towards achieving its mission and vision while focusing on maintaining its position as a leader in the region"

"Best Bank in UAE", "Best Trade Finance Bank in UAE" and "Best Foreign Exchange Provider in the UAE"

UAE - Dubai, 20 May 2012: Emirates NBD, the leading Bank in the region, won "Best Bank in UAE", "Best Trade Finance Bank in UAE" and "Best Foreign Exchange Provider in the UAE" for the year 2012 from Global Finance magazine. These awards granted by Global Finance, a monthly magazine headquartered in New York, reflects Emirates NBD's position as a leading bank with an increasingly significant presence regionally and globally.

Rick Pudner, Chief Executive Officer of Emirates NBD said: "Winning the "Best Bank in UAE" Award for the ninth consecutive year as well as "Best Trade Finance Bank in UAE" and "Best Foreign Exchange Provider in the UAE" for several years from the prestigious magazine Global Finance, primarily reflects the effort of our employees to take Emirates NBD to new heights while providing excellent services that are in line with world-class standards. These accolades further represent the Bank's dedication towards achieving its mission and vision while focusing on maintaining its position as a leader in the region".

In addition to being rated amongst the 50 top regional companies in the Hawkamah ESG Pan Arab Index and topping the 'Brand Simplicity Index' as the region's No.1 Retail Banking Brand, Emirates NBD has recently won several awards, including the 'Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport', 'Specialist Fund of the Year' at the 2012 MENA Fund Manager Performance Awards for its Emirates Global Sukuk Fund, 'Best Private Sector Customer Service Initiative' and 'Best Large Bank: Service Quality' at the 2011 Bank Benchmarking Index Award and "Best Customer Attraction", "Best Online Experience", "Best Customer Impressions and Interactions" and "Best Overall Customer Experience" at the Customer360ME Summit and Awards 2012.

Rick Pudner added: "This recognition comes as a result of the Bank's commitment to deliver superior banking, investment and financial services. We look forward to further progress and more achievements".

In an exclusive survey published in May 2012 issue of the magazine, Global Finance editors with input from industry analysts, corporate executives and banking consultants selected the best emerging market bank in 12 countries in the region. Criteria for choosing the winners included growth in assets, profitability, strategic relationships, customer service, competitive pricing, and innovative products.

For further information related to these classifications and standards, please visit: www.gmmag.com

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About Emirates NBD
Emirates NBD is a leading banking Group in the region. As at 31 March 2012, total assets were AED 296.7 billion. The Group has a leading retail banking franchise in the UAE, with over 163 branches and over 760 ATMs and CDMs.  It is a major player in the UAE corporate banking arena and has strong Islamic banking, Global Markets & Treasury, Investment Banking, Private Banking, Asset Management and Brokerage operations. 

The Group has operations in the UAE, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Jersey (Channel Islands), and representative offices in India and Iran.

The Group is an active participant and supporter of the UAE's main development initiatives and of the various educational, environmental, cultural, charity and community welfare establishments.

For more information, please contact:
Ibrahim Sowaidan
Head - Group Corporate Communications
Emirates NBD
Direct: +971 4 609 4113
Mobile: +971 50 653 8937
ibrahims@emiratesnbd.com
www.emiratesnbd.com

Claire Andrea
Group External Communications
Emirates NBD
Direct: +971 4 609 4143
clairea@emiratesnbd.com
www.emiratesnbd.com  

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