Home Industry Finance UAE banks invested Dhs141bn in Q4 2019 across the GCC Saudi Arabia accounted for 54 per cent of the UAE’s total banking investment by Zainab Mansoor February 26, 2020 Banks in the United Arab Emirates have invested upto Dhs141.4bn during the fourth quarter of 2019 across four GCC states. The Q4 2019 investment marks a 11.3 per cent growth from Dhs127bn in the preceding quarter, and is reflective of the stability local banks assume across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait, official news agency WAM reported. Saudi Arabia led the pack as the top beneficiary of UAE banks, accounting for 54 per cent of the total banking investment across the four GCC states. The kingdom raked in Dhs76.4bn in Q4 2019, marking a 17.5 percent increase from Dhs65bn in Q3 last year. Oman assumed around Dhs24bn of the UAE’s banking investments while Bahrain and Kuwait received Dhs23bn and Dhs18bn respectively. Also read: UAE banks propose $5.1bn of dividends 0 Comments