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#1- Mashreq Al Islami’s CEO Ibrahim Al Mheiri has been recognized as the best Islamic Banking CEO in the UAE in 2024 by the Global Business Outlook Awards, according to a post on Linkedin. Al Mheiri has held the role since 2018.
#2- Fitch Ratings included First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) among a list of four leading banks in the GCC in its latest Gulf Cooperation Council Flagship Banks report . The bank is joined on the list by Qatar National Bank, National Bank of Kuwait, and Bank Muscat as “flagship banks” — with “dominant market positions as typically the largest franchise in their country, strong and strategic state links, [and] typically high government or ruling family ownership.”
#3- Al Tamimi and Company’s training program achieves 80% success rate: Our friends at Al Tamimi and Company’s England and Wales training program has seen 16 trainees qualify as associates, marking an 80% success rate, the law firm said in a press release (pdf).
About the program: The program, which runs through Al Tamimi Academy — the law firm’s learning hub — and allows trainees to learn across all the firm’s departments, welcomed the latest cohort of trainees for their England and Wales training program last month, bringing the total number of trainees joining the program since its launch in 2021 to 43. The law firm introduced the program following changes introduced by the UK’s Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in 2020.
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- Real estate company Imobiliare Dubai was presented with the top award at the Binghatti Broker Awards 2024, honoring its innovative developments and performance. (Press release)
- Abu Dhabi nabs UN Tourism QUEST award: Abu Dhabi has been awarded the United Nations Tourism Organization’s UN Tourism QUEST certification for its excellence in destination management — making it the sixth destination management organization in the world and the first in the Middle East to receive the certification. (Statement)
- Emirati airport services provider Dnata was named Ground Support Services Provider of the Year at the Aviation Business Middle East Awards 2024. (Statement)
