Emirates Development Bank (EDB)
Rahul Oberoi is an accomplished banking professional with extensive experience in corporate and wholesale banking. Currently serving as Executive Vice President of Corporate Banking at Emirates Development Bank since January 2024, Rahul previously contributed as an Advisory Board Member at Newbridge Fintech, where responsibilities included developing digital marketplace products and integrating AI technologies. At RAKBANK, Rahul held several leadership roles, including Managing Director and Head of Wholesale Banking, and transitioned from various positions within the bank starting in 2012. Prior experience includes significant roles at Barclays Bank PLC and Citibank N.A., where Rahul was instrumental in developing banking services and managing corporate client portfolios. Rahul's educational background encompasses an MBA in Finance from Rotterdam School of Management and the University of Michigan, along with a BA (Hons) in Economics from Delhi 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.