A new achievement in the UAE banking sector


 The UAE topped the Arab, regional and global levels in 4 main banking indicators 2021, in a global testimony from international institutions on the strength and durability of the banking system in the country, according to the Center for Competitiveness and Statistics.

The four indicators are "the depth of credit information", "the absence of a credit gap", "money and banking" and the "existence of regulatory restrictions on financial transactions" indicator, where the indicators reflect the strength of the financial and banking structure in the country to establish controls and legislation that are flexible and reliable at the same time to ensure The safety and smoothness of banking operations at the level of business, companies and individuals.

The number of commercial banks operating in the country increased from 20 in 1972, when banking business officially began in the UAE in the pre-union period and started its work before the establishment of the previous monetary council, that is, before the establishment of the Central Bank, to 49 banks in 1980, and the number of banks in the country reached 58 by the end of 2020 from Including 21 national banks, bringing the number of banks in the country up by 190 percent in 49 years.

The total value of deposits in the banking sector increased from 19.513 billion dirhams in 1978, to 1.884 trillion 2020, with a growth of 9557.6%, which means a doubling of 96.57 times in 43 years, and the number of insurance companies jumped 554.8 percent to 406 companies by the end of 2020.



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