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Abu Dhabi's Hilal Bank considers capital hike to fuel growth: CEO
Published in Daily News Egypt on 31 - 03 - 2014

Reuters – Abu Dhabi government-owned Al Hilal Bank is considering a capital increase this year to support growth of its operations, its chief executive said on Monday.
The Islamic lender, owned by the Abu Dhabi Investment Council, an investment arm of the Abu Dhabi government, plans to expand its retail and wholesale banking business locally and internationally over the next five years.
"There might be a need to raise capital this year. We have a strong shareholder supporting us, and there is also a market to raise capital," Mohamed Jamil Berro said in an interview.
He declined to elaborate. Asked about the possibility of an initial public offer of shares to raise capital, he said the decision lay with shareholders.
Unlisted Al Hilal has paid-up capital of AED 4bn ($1.08bn), of which AED 3.09bn have been drawn. The bank's capital adequacy ratio is around 13%, below the average of roughly 20% for banks in the United Arab Emirates. The UAE central bank stipulates a minimum 12% ratio for banks.
Al Hilal posted a net profit of AED 441.4m last year, up 42% on the back of strong asset growth. Berro said growth could slow to more sustainable levels this year.
"We may not sustain 40 or 42% – we will sustain a good level, the average of the market, of high teens in 2014," he said.
The bank's assets grew 20% to AED 38.71bn in 2013.
Al Hilal plans to grow organically in its domestic market, maintaining a 60:40 balance between retail and wholesale (corporate) business, while any overseas expansion or acquisitions will be opportunistic, Berro said.
"For the next five years, there is plenty in the local economy for us to grow," he said.
The bank plans to open two new branches in the UAE this year, taking the total to 24 including three overseas branches in Kazkhstan.


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