Abu Dhabi, June 9, 2007: The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has announced the continuation of their popular community initiative 'Awareness Sharing Knowledge' (A.S.K.) Lectures, exclusively intended for clients and stakeholders at large. The newest lecture will focus on Prospects of the UAE Real Estate Industry which will be held on June 12th at NBAD's head office in Abu Dhabi.

The A.S.K. lecture series, which began in 2005, presents a quarterly interactive forum for customers, employees, partners, and members of the community to share and communicate up to date information, about the latest market information and future opportunities and expectations with the UAE community.

"We had originally planned the A.S.K. lectures as a yearly endeavor; however the overwhelming popularity and community interest in this initiative, led us to increase the presentations to a quarterly event with this lecture series serving as a bridge with the UAE community." commented NBAD General Manager & Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Abdulla M S AbdulRaheem. "Our latest focus on the UAE

Real Estate Industry comes at a time of an exponential increase in interest in this sector and we hope to share as much knowledge as possible with our stakeholders as well as proactively identifying any further products and services which will enhance our relationship with existing and future customers."

Ronald S. Barrott, Chief Executive Officer at ALDAR Properties PJSC will deliver the summer lecture on the prospects of the Real Estate Industry in UAE. In addition, he also plans on addressing the issue of generating significant financial returns for shareholders and driving sustainable development in Abu Dhabi.

In keeping with our focus of encouraging information sharing and analysis of socially significant issues, NBAD has established the A.S.K. lecture series to bring together prominent intellectuals and public leaders having diverse perspectives on specific issues. The speakers present a public lecture or presentation, followed by discussion and a reception "NBAD is fully aware of the responsibilities associated with being a role model for the banking and financial industry in the U.A.E. As a leading bank, we consider it our obligation to continuously add value to our shareholders on issues that may affect their business. We hope this lecture topic is beneficial to them." added Abdul Raheem.

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About National Bank of Abu Dhabi: 
National Bank of Abu Dhabi is the number one bank in the UAE, claiming the largest asset and deposit base as well as the largest branch network. Since its establishment by the government in 1968, NBAD has grown into an award winning one-stop bank. Currently, it aims to meet the needs of its customers in personal, corporate, international, and investment banking.

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