ADCB rated the strongest banking brand in the UAE for the 2nd consecutive year while its brand value surges 17% to AED 12.3 billion
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.
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