Top Dubai, Israeli banks in cooperation talks after peace deal
Published 27 Aug,2020 via Bloomberg Politics & Policy - The biggest banks in Dubai and Israel are in talks to cooperate following this month’s landmark peace agreement between the Jewish state and the United Arab Emirates.
Discussions between Bank Leumi and Emirates NBD Bank PJSC are at an early stage and no final decisions have been made, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private. The person declined to give further details.
While Shmulik Arbel, head of Leumi’s corporate division, said on a conference call on Thursday that the Tel Aviv-based lender is in cooperation negotiations with a “leading bank in Dubai,” he didn’t identify the company. Leumi and Emirates NBD declined to comment.
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