UAE banks' investments surge to Dh774.3 billion by end of April 2025

Abu Dhabi: Investments by banks operating in the UAE continued their upward trend, reaching Dh774.3 billion by the end of April 2025. This marks a 16.2% annual increase compared to April 2024 and a 1.4% rise from March 2025.

According to banking indicators released by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), investments in debt securities grew to Dh352.4 billion by the end of April. Meanwhile, securities held to maturity totalled Dh345.8 billion.

Banks also invested Dh19.3 billion in stocks and Dh56.8 billion in other investment instruments.

Total bank credit rose to over Dh2.259 trillion, reflecting an annual growth of 9.5%. Of this, domestic credit accounted for approximately Dh1.881 trillion, while foreign credit reached Dh378.3 billion.

Bank deposits exceeded Dh2.965 trillion, comprising Dh2.689 trillion in resident deposits, Dh275.6 billion in non-resident deposits.

A breakdown of investments by emirate noted that Abu Dhabi banks took the lead with Dh408.9 billion, followed by Dubai with Dh296 billion, and other emirates at Dh69.5 billion.