Lenders warned that it’s still too early “to determine the size and extent of the financial impact at this stage”
Meanwhile, the value of total assets of the UAE’s largest bank rose 14 per cent to Dhs835bn
The emirate raised Dhs1bn through a private placement of eight-year Islamic bonds at a rate of 4.71 per cent earlier this month
The new directives will remain effective from April 21 – July 31, 2020
The Public Investment Fund has stepped up deal-making in a bid to become the world’s biggest manager of sovereign capital
The country’s central bank also instructed all banks to consider entry permits issued to expats in the UAE from March 1 – December 31, 2020 to be valid
The emirate’s GDP grew 4.6 per cent, up from around Dhs592.9bn in the first nine months of 2018
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank is reportedly planning to close local and international branches
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The country made a formal loan request to the International Monetary Fund during a visit to Cairo by IMF chief Christine Lagarde.