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FGB (formerly known as First Gulf Bank) is currently the third largest bank by assets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).〔(First Gulf Bank to set up $1.07 billion sukuk in Malaysia ): ''Reuters, March 6, 2014''〕 Established in 1979, FGB is headquartered in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. FGB offers a wide range of financial services in the wholesale, consumer and treasury banking sectors, including Islamic banking and bancassurance solutions for businesses and consumers via a network of branches across the UAE. Internationally, FGB has a branch in Singapore - that includes global wealth management services and a branch in Qatar, representative offices in London, India, Hong Kong and Seoul, South Korea, and a subsidiary in Libya. In 2013, the bank reshaped its businesses into three core pillars: the Wholesale Banking Group, the Consumer Banking Group and the Treasury & Global Markets Group. In the same year, FGB also announced that it had acquired full ownership of Shariah-compliant finance company, Aseel Islamic Finance,〔(First Gulf Bank taps rising demand for Sharia finance with purchase of Aseel ): ''The National, October 26, 2013''〕 and consumer finance firm, Dubai First.〔(First Gulf Bank completes acquisition of Dubai First ): ''Gulf News, November 6, 2013''〕 ==Growth and successes== FGB has Shareholder Equity of AED 34.1 billion as of December 31st, 2014, 〔(FGB 2014 Net Profit at AED 5.66 Billion, up 18% from 2013 ): ''Zawya, January 28, 2015''〕 making it one of the largest equity based banks in the UAE. FGB reported a total net profit of AED 5.66 billion in 2014, which represents an 18% increase when compared with AED 4.77 billion achieved in 2013.〔(Record profit for big Abu Dhabi banks ): ''The National, January 28, 2015''〕 2014 also marked the 15th consecutive year of uninterrupted net profit growth for the bank. The bank’s consistent performance led to a Financial Strength Rating of 'A+' from Capital Intelligence in 2014.〔(First Gulf Bank - Ratings Affirmed with Stable Outlooks ): ''Capital Intelligence, June 25, 2014''〕 In 2013, RAM Ratings provided the bank with an AAA grade,〔(RAM Ratings assigns AAA/Stable/P1 ratings to First Gulf Bank, the UAE’s third-largest bank ): ''RAM Ratings, March 6, 2014''〕 and FGB’s Long Term Rating was affirmed at A+ by Fitch.〔(RPT-Fitch Affirms First Gulf Bank at 'A+'; Outlook Stable; Upgrades VR to 'bbb' ): ''Reuters, April 8, 2013''〕 Forbes Middle East ranked FGB as the 8th most powerful company and 4th leading bank in its 2014 ‘Top 500 companies in the Arab World’ list.〔(FGB ranked in top 10 companies and named 4th leading bank in the Arab world by Forbes Middle East ): ''AME Info, June 19, 2014''〕 FGB was also named the ‘Best Bank in the United Arab Emirates’ and ‘Best Wealth Management Firm’ at the Banker Middle East Industry Awards 2014.〔(FGB named 'Best Bank in United Arab Emirates' and 'Best Wealth Management firm' ): ''Zawya, June 4, 2014''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「First Gulf Bank」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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