Emirates Development Bank (EDB)
Mahmoud Abushanab is an accomplished banking professional with extensive experience in corporate and institutional banking. Currently serving as Vice President of Large Corporate, Wholesale & Institutional Banking at Emirates Development Bank since March 2023, Mahmoud has previously held significant roles, including Senior Manager of Corporate Banking at Commercial Bank of Dubai and Assistant Vice President at aafaq Islamic Finance PSC, where management of corporate and SME portfolios totaling 2.4 billion was undertaken. Mahmoud began a career in finance at Barclays Corporate Banking, progressing through various positions that demonstrated expertise in customer service, risk evaluation, and relationship management within the banking sector. Mahmoud holds an MBA from SBS Swiss Business School and two Master's degrees in International Law and Legal Studies from Universite de Paris 1 and Cairo University.
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Emirates Development Bank (EDB)
Emirates Development Bank (EDB) is the UAE’s development bank, a key financial engine for the economic development and industrial advancement of the nation. Our mission is to foster a healthy, sustainable, and self-reliant economy through the provision of financing solutions to SMEs and corporates domiciled in the UAE and engaged in any of our five strategic priority sectors. These include advanced technology, food security, healthcare, manufacturing and renewables. Given its developmental mandate, the Bank is not-for-profit, offering patient capital and favourable financing terms to our clients. EDB provides direct financing solutions to all clients and also indirect financing solutions to SMEs through guarantees to our commercial banking partners. We go one step further by fostering the UAE entrepreneurship ecosystem with our unique digital banking product suite tailored to start-ups and also non-financial education and mentoring programmes aimed at advancing creditworthiness and financial literacy. As the UAE’s development bank, EDB seeks to attract and retain the best talent through a supportive culture and continuous professional development opportunities. The Bank’s employees are united by the shared commitment to develop the UAE economy, a goal which is embedded in every aspect of their work and fills them with a sense of pride. Emirates Development Bank’s vision is to be a key financial engine dedicated to the economic development and industrial advancement of the UAE.