{"id":349,"date":"2013-02-11T12:28:17","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T12:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cfi.co\/awards\/?p=349"},"modified":"2021-07-05T11:49:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T10:49:31","slug":"emirates-best-islamic-bank-in-the-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cfi.co\/awards\/middle-east\/2013\/emirates-best-islamic-bank-in-the-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates: Best Islamic Bank in the UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-350 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cfi.co\/awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/eib.jpg\" alt=\"eib\" width=\"215\" height=\"55\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>In 2012, Emirates Islamic Bank completed the integration of Dubai Bank to become the third largest Islamic lender in the United Arab Emirates.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The judging panel commended the Bank\u2019s handling of the process which took up most of the calendar year. \u00a0One of the fastest growing banks in the country in 2012 and with a sixty per cent improvement in profitability, Emirates look set to benefit from the ruler of Dubai\u2019s recent stated ambition for the Emirate to become the global capital of Islamic economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2012, Emirates Islamic Bank completed the integration of Dubai Bank to become the third largest Islamic lender in the United Arab Emirates. 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