Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC ( ar, بنك أبوظبي التجاري) (), commonly called ADCB, is a bank in the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...
.
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) was formed in 1985 as a public shareholding company with
limited liability
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, following the mergers between Emirates Commercial Bank, Federal Commercial Bank, and Khaleej Commercial Bank, which was established in 1975.
The Government of
Abu Dhabi through the
Abu Dhabi Investment Council
The Abu Dhabi Investment Council (The Council) is an investment arm of the Government of Abu Dhabi. It started operations in April 2007 and is responsible for investing part of the government's surplus financial resources through a globally dive ...
(ADIC) holds 62.52% of ADCB shares; the remainder is held by other institutions and individuals. ADCB is the third-largest bank in the UAE in terms of balance sheet size and offers a range of commercial and retail banking services to its customers.
As of 30 September 2018, it employs over 5000 people serving retail and corporate clients. Aside from 56 branches in the UAE, it has 1 branch in Jersey. It also operates out of representative offices in Singapore and London.
In January 2019, a 3 bank merger was announced between ADCB, Union National Bank and Al Hilal Bank. The combined bank continues to operate as ADCB although Al Hilal Bank operates as a standalone Islamic bank consolidated under the new group entity.
ADCB Group will become the fifth largest bank in the region with approximately 1 million customers.
Area of Business
The Bank is a United Arab Emirates-based public
joint stock company that provides
retail
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,
commercial
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* a dose of advertising conveyed through media (such as - for example - radio or television)
** Radio advertisement
** Television advertisement
* (adjective for:) commerce, a system of voluntary exchange of products and s ...
,
investment,
merchant,
brokerage
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and
fund management
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activities through its network of 48 branches in the United Arab Emirates and 1 in
the UK
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.
See also
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List of banks
Lists of banks are contained in the following articles:
By continent
* List of banks in Africa – Each country in Africa has a list of banks operating in that country
* List of banks in Asia – Asia has a list of banks operating in that co ...
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List of banks in United Arab Emirates
This is a list of banks in the United Arab Emirates.
List of National Banks
List of Foreign Banks (including wholesale banks)
See also
* List of banks in the Arab world
References
External links Central Bank of the U.A.E.: Commercial ...
References
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Companies listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
Banks of the United Arab Emirates
Banks established in 1985
Companies based in Abu Dhabi
Emirati companies established in 1985