Dubai, 30 October 2008: Emirates NBD, the largest banking group in the region in terms of assets, has recently been named as the Best Middle East Retail Bank and Best Growth Strategy at the region’s first Middle East Retail Banking Awards. Presented by IIR (Institute for International Research), the first Middle East Retail Banking Awards recognize excellence, innovation and achievements by banks in the region.

Commenting on the Best Retail Bank Award, Mr. Jamal Bin Ghalaita, General Manager of Consumer Banking and Wealth Management at Emirates NBD commented, “The Best Middle East Retail Bank Award reflects Emirates NBD’s vision of being the key player in the banking and finance industry in the country and the region. Being recognized as the best Retail Bank in the region is a triumph for the bank’s shareholders, management and staff, and motivates us to step up our efforts to continuously improve our performance and exceed our stakeholders expectations’.

Middle East Retail Banking Awards also paid tribute attention to the Bank’s leadership in growth. “The Best Growth Strategy Award is a great endorsement of the consumer banking team at Emirates NBD. Emirates NBD excels in growth strategy and so far this year has opened 20 new branches across the UAE,” said Mr. Suvo Sarkar, General Manager of Retail Banking at Emirates NBD.

“We are competing in one of the fastest growing consumer markets in the world, and our ambition is to further expand our presence, products and services to the region,” he concluded.

About Emirates NBD
Emirates NBD (DFM: ENBD) is the biggest banking group in the Middle East by assets. The Group has a leading retail banking franchise in the UAE, with over 115 branches and over 488 ATMs. It is a major player in the UAE corporate banking arena, with a combined market share of almost a fifth of corporate loans. It also has strong Islamic banking, investment banking, private banking, asset management and brokerage operations. The Group has operations in the UAE, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Kingdom and Jersey (Channel Islands), and representative offices in India, Iran and Singapore.

For more information, visit www.emiratesbank.ae

For more press information please contact:

Zeina El Haj
Head of Marketing, Communication & Events
For Consumer Banking & Wealth Management
Emirates NBD
Tel: 04 209 2669
Fax: 04 2329147
Email: ZeinaH@emiratesbank.ae

Aya Elamine
Account Manager- PR
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T: 04 295 1177
F:04 295 1188
Email: aya@tamra-c2.com

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