Services
What We Do
Union's Services
Since its inception, the UAB has acted as a pivotal referral entity for the entire Arab banking and financial community.
Organization of regional and international banking conferences
Specialized seminars and workshops
Periodical publications enriching banking and financial knowledge
Information, statistics and research reports on the banking industry
Comprehensive studies and research in banking and finance
Arab and international experts in banking, finance, and investment
Specialized training for the Arab banking sector
Advice and guidance in legal, financial, and economic affairs
Technical assistance in banking and finance
Access to comprehensive Arab Banking Network and Data Center
Daily electronic economic review
Arab banking, financial, and economic laws data
Training
Seminars
The UAB prepares, coordinates, and executes annual programs, which include banking seminars for banking administrative, technical, and support staff. These seminars have become symbolic platforms for exchanging ideas and experience between Arab bank officials on recent issues of extreme importance to the Arab financial business sector. The UAB has positioned itself, via these seminars and programs, as a leading platform for coordinating training efforts in the Arab region, serving the interests of Arab training centers and institutes, and the interests of the Arab banking sector, in general.
In-house Training
The UAB organizes in-house training programs for Arab banks, which aim at developing the skills and experience of employees to be better equipped to accommodate the ongoing development and innovations in banking and finance.
Specialized Training
The UAB has developed a strategic initiative of providing specialized training that leads to professional certificates and banking diplomas, in cooperation with internationally recognized organizations.
Global Reach
Conferences
The UAB organizes annual top-level banking and financial conferences which gather an elite group of economic, financial and banking leaders and experts from both Arab and foreign capitals. The global conferences aim to address and discuss current issues impacting international and Arab economies and banks, and further seek to adopt practical recommendations regarding sound banking practices. The UAB believes these international conferences provide quality networking, cooperative efforts and communication between Arab and international bankers and banking institutions. The multitude of annual conferences organized by the UAB in Arab and international capitals has become a prime platform for promoting banking and economic relations between Arab bankers, banks and international institutions.
Publications
Knowledge that shape the industry
Magazine
“Ittihad Al Masaref Al Arabiya” — the official voice of the Arab banking and financial sector, distinguished by outstanding research and profound studies on the latest developments in banking and finance.
Arab Banking Review
A quarterly research publication featuring practical studies on the latest issues in banking and finance, with distinctive significance for Arab bankers and finance professionals worldwide.
Books
Over 400 published books enriching the Arab banking and financial library — addressing vital issues across modern finance, banking trends, and international developments.
Intelligence
Data & Information Center
The UAB has transformed its Arab Banking Data Bank into the Data and Information Center (DIC) — ensuring the proper utilization of banking, financial, investment, economic, social, and human-sector data in a way that supports global knowledge about the Arab world.
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The DIC enhances the general image of Arab nations through the provision of accurate, comprehensive data to Arab, regional, and international entities. It also puts a vast array of banking and economic information at the disposal of the Arab banking and financial community, advancing their decision-making process.
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A planned public library will continually feed the DIC with information, with regular updates by specialists in data pooling, documentation, entry, and extraction — operating in line with international standards.
Excellence
The Continuous Training Center
The UAB has established the Continuous Training Center (CTC) at its offices in Ramlet Al Baida. Its main objective is to organize annual banking training programs in the fields of traditional and Islamic banking — programs that may be repeated according to demand.