Emirates NBD UAE National candidates successfully complete Al Masrafi programme

Press release

Published May 21st, 2015 - 04:57 GMT

During the event

Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, announced today that 60 UAE Nationals currently enrolled in the bank’s Al Misha’al programme have received Al Masrafi certification.

Al Masrafi initiative is a comprehensive training programme, conducted by Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS), aimed at nurturing Emirati talent and preparing them to establish a career in the UAE banking sector.

Seen in the picture are Emirates NBD’s Al Misha’al trainees being presented their Al Masrafi graduation certificates.

As part of its Emiratisation efforts, Emirates NBD offers a host of world-class training and mentoring programmes under its Al Misha’al programme, which is targeted at High School graduates. The programme inducts high school graduates into the bank following three months of rigorous training in various job-related subjects such as banking operations, branch automation, and customer service, among others.

Background Information

Emirates NBD

Emirates NBD, the leading banking group in the region, was formed on 19 June 1963, when H.H. Late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum signed the Charter of Incorporation of the National Bank of Dubai (NBD) which became the first National Bank established in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With the blessings of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, NBD merged with Emirates Bank International (EBI) on 06 March 2007, to form Emirates NBD, the largest banking group in the region by assets. On 16 October 2007, the shares of Emirates NBD were officially listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). The merger between EBI and NBD to create Emirates NBD, became a regional consolidation blueprint for the banking and finance sector as it combined the second and fourth largest banks in the UAE to form a banking champion capable of delivering enhanced value across corporate, retail, private, Islamic and investment banking throughout the region.