Home UAE Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi lenders invest Dhs19bn in debt securities for Jan-Sep 2020 The balance of the investments in debt securities by Abu Dhabi lenders totalled Dhs182.5bn at the end of 2019 by Zainab Mansoor December 7, 2020 Abu Dhabi banks invested Dhs19bn in debt securities in the first nine months of 2020, the Central Bank of the UAE has revealed. It spiked the cumulative balance of this type of investment to Dhs201.5bn at the end of September 2020, official news agency WAM reported. The balance of the investments in debt securities by Abu Dhabi lenders totalled Dhs182.5bn at the end of 2019, before surging to Dhs187.7bn in January 2020, and then to Dhs191.3bn in February 2020. At the end of the first half of 2020, this balance amounted to Dhs193.4bn, before surging to Dhs199.7bn in July, then to Dhs201.8bn in August, and dropping slightly to Dhs201.5bn in September. Investing in securities is one of the most popular forms of investment in the UAE banking sector, given the confirmation of proceeds and lack of risk, compared to other investment instruments. Tags Abu Dhabi Banks Central Bank of the UAE Debt Securities Investments 0 Comments You might also like Highest rain levels recorded in UAE since records began in 1949 Second wave of thunderstorms hit UAE: Dubai sees heavy rainfall Microsoft invests $1.5bn in UAE’s G42 to power AI adoption Rainy weather forecast across UAE: NCM