Dubai Bank was an Islamic bank based in

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. The bank was launched in September 2002 and transformed into

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-compliant financial institution with on 1 January 2007. Dubai Bank was part of the Dubai Group, a Dubai Holdings company. On 1 December 2012 the bank was acquired by Emirates NDB.

History

The bank increased its capital to AED 1.50 Billion in 2007 and was on an expansion spree, and had total assets of AED 14.4 billion. The bank as of the end of 2007 had 15 branches spread across UAE and had more aggressive plans in 2008 including opening another 10 branches. As per the pre orders from the Ruler of Dubai on 11 October 2011,

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was set to take over Dubai Bank. There were no financial details available.

References

External links

www.dubaibank.ae – Official website
Defunct banks of the United Arab Emirates Banks established in 2002 Banks disestablished in 2012 Companies based in Dubai Emirati companies established in 2002 {{Asia-bank-stub