Dubai
Bank
Dubai
Bank was launched on 23 Sep 2002, by its Chairman Sheikh Hamdan
bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, at a function also attended by Mohammed
Ali Alabbar, chairman of Emaar Properties, and Ahmed bin Brek,
the chief executive of the bank.
The bank
is a resurrection of an old bank called the Emirates Al Ahli
Bank Ltd, which was established under a decree issued in April
1977 by the Late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. The bank,
capitalised at Dh300 million, is a fully-owned banking subsidiary
of the real estate major Emaar Properties.
At the
heart of he bank's new IT-driven service offerings is the
introduction of paperless account opening for the bank's customers
and instant fulfillment of key banking services. According
to the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, the new bank will
be based in Dubai city but is authorised to open branches
in other emirates or outside the UAE.
One of
the service which Dubai Bank offers is The Children's Plan
Investment.