| March ’09 | NIB is recognized as one of the Top 20 Performers in the UAE by Newsweek magazine
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| February ‘09 | NIB is awarded the following from Islamic Finance News:
* Best Tawarraq deal of 2008 – Dubai Financial Group
* The best structured deal of 2008 – Sourouh (Sun Finance)
* UAE Deal of the year 2008 – Sourouh (Sun Finance)
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| December ‘08 | NIB is awarded the Dubai Holding Annual Award (MADHAA) for Best Launch of the Year 2008
NIB is ranked 1st in the 2008 Bloomberg list of Shari’a compliant lead arrangers (globally) and 3rd on the list of leading global
Islamic finance bookrunners
NIB is ranked 1st in the Thomson Reuters Islamic bookrunner and arranger categories
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| August ‘08 | NIB completes a $1.5 billion syndicated financing for Dubai Financial Group, amounting to the largest commodity Murabaha transaction in history
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| May ‘08 | NIB receives the ‘BPM Excellence Award’ from Ultimus
NIB becomes the first bank in the Middle East to operate a 24 hour, staffed branch
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| April ‘08 | NIB is recognized as the ‘Best New Islamic Bank’ by Islamic Finance Forum
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| February ‘08 | NIB is recognized for the fastest implementation of a core banking system by Oracle / iFlex
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