Dubai Islamic Bank wins Best Sukuk Bank and UAE Country Award by Global Finance

The winners were chosen among entries evaluated by Global Finance editors after extensive consultations with bankers, corporate finance executives and analysts throughout the world.

The jury assessed objective criteria such as growth in assets, profitability, geographic reach, strategic relationships, new business development and innovation in products. Additional aspects included opinions of equity analysts, banking consultants and other industry experts.

"These prestigious accolades recognise DIB's pioneering work in Sharia-compliant banking and underscore once more our leadership position in the Islamic financial sector," said Abdullah Hamli, CEO, DIB.

"As the world's first Islamic bank, DIB is committed to providing our clients a wide range of innovative Islamic banking services. We are confident that our banking solutions will meet the evolving needs of our growing client base in the Middle East, Europe, Africa and South Asia regions," he added.

"Sharia-compliant finance is growing rapidly despite the global financial crisis," said Joseph D. Giarraputo, Publisher of Global Finance. "The winners of this year's awards are those banks that contributed to the growth of Islamic financing and successfully met their customers' needs for Sharia-compliant products, while creating the foundation for continued fast growth in the future."

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