Dubai: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Wednesday said it had been named "Best Retail Bank in the UAE" for the third time in a row, and "the Best Retail Bank in the Gulf States" for the second straight year in the prestigious Asian Banker Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards Programme.

The Best Retail Bank in the Gulf States is the highest award for retail financial services in the GCC. Banks have to outperform not only national competitors, but also their peers in all six countries.

The awards were presented to ADCB at the ninth Asian Banker Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards 2010 ceremony on March 18 in Shanghai.

Arup Mukhopadhyay, executive vice-president and head consumer banking at ADCB, said the awards demonstrated the success of a series of measures implemented to further improve the bank.