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Stock Markets
Local Banks
Foreign Banks
Representative Offices
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CENTRAL BANK
The UAE Central Bank is the primary financial regulatory authority for the Federation. It is mandated to ‘direct monetary, credit and banking policy and supervise over its implementation in accordance with the state's general policy and in such ways as to help support the national economy and stability of the currency’.
www.centralbank.ae

STOCK MARKETS
Abu Dhabi Securities Market: www.adsm.co.ae
Dubai Financial Market: www2.dfm.ae

LOCAL BANKS

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Arab Bank for Investment & Foreign Trade Bank of Sharjah Commercial Bank International Commercial Bank of Dubai Dubai Bank Dubai Islamic Bank Emirates Bank International First Gulf Bank Invest Bank

Mashreq Bank Middle East Bank (subsidiary of Emirates Bank Int.) National Bank of Abu Dhabi National Bank of Dubai National Bank of Fujairah National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKBank) Sharjah Islamic Bank (previously National Bank of Sharjah) National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain Union National Bank United Arab Bank

FOREIGN BANKS
ABN-Amro Bank N.V.
Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait K.S.C
Arab African International Bank
Arab Bank plc.
Bank Melli Iran
Bank of Baroda
Bank Saderat Iran
Banque Banorabe
Banque du Caire
Banque Libanaise Pour Le Commerce
Barclays Bank plc.
BLC (France) S.A.
BNP Paribas
Citibank N.A.
Credit Agricole Indosuez
El Nilein Bank
Habib Bank A.G. Zurich
Habib Bank Limited
HSBC Bank Middle East
Janata Bank
Lloyds TSB Bank plc.
National Bank of Bahrain
National Bank of Oman S.A.O.G.
Rafidain Bank
Standard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered Grindlays Bank
United Bank Limited

REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES
A.G. Assets Management Int’l
Abbey National Plc
Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd.
American Express Bank Ltd.
Arab Banking Corporation
Bank Brussels Lambert
Bank Gesellschaft Berlin AG
Bank Muscat (S.A.O.G)
Bank of America - National Association
Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (B.S.C)
Bank of Beirut SAL
Bank of New York
Bank of Tokyo-Mistubishi Ltd.
BLC (France) S.A.
BNP Paribas
Citi Group Global Markets
Clearstream Banking S.A.
Coutts & Co.
Credit Lyonnais
Credit Suisse
Creditanstait A.G.
Deutsche Bank A.G.
Dresdner Bank A.G.
Fidelity Investments International
First Union National Bank
Gulf International Bank
HDFC Bank Ltd.
HSBC Bank International Ltd.
ICICI Bank Ltd.
Indusin Bank Ltd.
Investment Bank for Trade & Finance
Korea Exchange Bank
Kotak Mahindra International Ltd.
Kuwait Interests for Financial Investments (KSC)
Man Investment Products Ltd.
Merrill Lynch Bank (Suisse) S.A.
Natexis Banque – BFCE
Nationwide International Ltd.
Philippine National Bank
Prudential-Bache International Ltd.
Qatar Islamic Bank
Royal Bank of Canada
Salmon Smith Barney Inc
Scottish Widows Int’l Ltd.
Societe Generale Bank
Standard Bank London Ltd.
State Street Bank & Trust Company
Tempelton Worldwide Inc.
The Equitable Life Assurance Society
The Housing Bank for Trade & Finance
Towry Law Asia HK Ltd.
UBS A.G.
Union Bancaire Privee (CBI-TDB)
Union des Banques Arabes et Francaises (UBAF)        
Unit Trust of India
United Bank of Kuwait
Wachovia Bank National Association
West LB A.G.
Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale

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