There is an efficient banking network throughout the country. Banks open at 8 a.m. and close at 1.00 p.m., except on Thursdays, the start of the weekend, when they close at 12 noon. They are closed all day Friday and public holidays.
Most of Abu Dhabi’s banks are located in the centre of the city: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed streets have a particularly high concentration.
Banks in Al Ain are concentrated around the clock tower roundabout and the main post office. Most of the international banks in Dubai can be found along Khalid bin Al Waleed Road in Bur Dubai. However, branches of all banks are located throughout the suburbs. Burj Avenue (also known as Bank St) houses most of Sharjah’s 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 Po ur 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.
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