Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) said on Saturday that its net profit for the first quarter of 2011 was AED222m ($60.4m), an increase of 11 percent compared to the corresponding period of 2010.
The increase marked a return to stable growth for the bank, which said it continues to “witness a strong income contribution from its core operations”.
The bank’s total assets as of March 31, stood at AED100.4bn, an increase of 11 percent compared to the end of the previous quarter.
Customer deposits were up by 15 percent in the quarter to AED72.9bn, the bank said in a statement.
Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani, chairman of Dubai Islamic Bank, said: “These positive results – including growth in net profits, assets and customer deposits – reflect the resilience of Dubai Islamic Bank during this period of increasing domestic economic expansion.”
He said DIB now operates more than 135 branches in the UAE, Pakistan and Jordan, serving nearly 1.3 million customers across the network.
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