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National banks attracted more deposits in the UAE in 2018 than foreign banks. Chris Whiteoak / The National
National banks attracted more deposits in the UAE in 2018 than foreign banks. Chris Whiteoak / The National
UAE banks grow deposits by 8% in 2018 to Dh1.76tn
Assets at conventional banks grow faster than at Islamic lenders