ADCB participates in Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East 2016 as a Gold Sponsor

Press release

Published April 19th, 2016 - 05:09 GMT

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) today announced its participation for the sixth year in a row in Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East 2016 as a Gold Sponsor. The conference, which brings together issuers, borrowers, investors and bankers to discuss the developments of local and international bond, syndicated loan and sukuk markets, is being held in Dubai from 19-20 April, 2016.

Ludovic Nobili – Head of Investment Banking for the ADCB said: “The conference has gained popularity over the years to become one of the most important bonds, loans and sukuk event in the region. ADCB is continuously seeking to expand its brand visibility in a region where the awareness on the banking and finance fields is strongly and continuously growing. Our participation at the event since 2010 as a gold sponsor presents a great opportunity for us to meet with our peers in the market and exchange our views with an audience of prominent leading issuers, investors, borrowers and financial providers.”

With over 900 delegates expected to attend, Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East 2016 is the region's largest finance and investment conference. The conference provides a platform to network with key decision makers from existing and potential clients.

Background Information

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

ADCB was formed in 1985 and today after integration employs over 3,350 people from over 45 nationalities, serving approximately 590,000 retail customers and over 20,000 wholesale clients. It is the third largest bank in the UAE and second largest in Abu Dhabi by assets, at AED 163.7 billion as at March 31st, 2010.

ADCB is a full-service commercial bank which offers a wide range of products and services such as retail banking, wealth management, private banking, corporate banking, commercial banking, cash management, investment banking, corporate finance, foreign exchange, interest rate, currency, derivative, Islamic products, project finance and property management services.

ADCB is owned 64.8% by the Abu Dhabi Government through the Abu Dhabi Investment Council. Its shares are traded on the Abu Dhabi Securities Market.

ADCB has won the Silver class category of The Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award (SKEA) for the finance sector in November, 2009. In February 2010, ADCB won The World Finance Corporate Governance Award for “Best Corporate Governance in the UAE” and was recently named “Best Retail Bank in the UAE and GCC 2010” by The Asian Banker magazine in March 2010.