National Bank of Abu Dhabi - NBAD

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) was incorporated in 1968 to serve as banker to the United Arab Emirates government and the emirate of Abu Dhabi. It also fulfilled the role of the Central Bank till the formation of the currency board in 1975. NBAD is organized into three client-focused businesses. These are the UAE Domestic bank, the International business, and a UAE based Investment bank. NBAD's retail customer base is segmented into Retail, Elite and Private banking customers. The International Banking Division manages NBAD's Overseas Branch Network, Abu Dhabi International Group and Financial Institutions Group, and oversees 23 overseas units stretching from Oman and Bahrain in the GCC, Cairo and Khartoum in Africa, London and Paris in Europe to Washington D.C. in the U.S.A. Abu Dhabi Financial Services LLC is NBAD's wholly owned subsidiary which provides brokerage services in local and foreign equities, in addition to commodities trading and managing initial public offerings, and is currently the largest share brokerage in the UAE.