Monday 02, July 2012 by Isla MacFarlane

SICO: Challenging but improving outlook for UAE banking sector

Despite the recent overselling of UAE banking stocks due to perceived asset quality concerns, the new lending restrictions imposed by the UAE Central Bank (UAECB), and provisions continuing to impact banks' profitability, the outlook for the UAE banking sector is far from pessimistic, according to SICO.

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