Our friends at Mashreq received a slew of awards recognizing its governance, and its innovative banking and SME segments in recent weeks. Among the awards:

Also receiving awards from Finance Derivatives:

  • Sukoon Ins. was recognized as the most customer centric ins. company, and the best online ins. firm in the UAE, while Sukoon Takaful got the most customer centric takaful company in the country;
  • The Joyalukkas Exchange was recognized as the best FX and remittances exchange in the UAE;
  • Investment firm Genero Capital got the best SME financial advisor in the UAE award;
  • Foo received the best fintech in the UAE award;
  • Aafiya was recognized as the best health ins. third party administrator in the UAE.

ALSO- Aldar’s active residential living project in Dubai, Athlon, received the UAE’s first leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) platinum certification for its sustainable community planning and design. (Press release, pdf)

Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism was awarded a special achievement award at the 2024 Environmental Systems Research Institute User Conference for its development of the Abu Dhabi Historic Environment Record platform, which serves as a comprehensive digital repository of heritage legacy data. (Abu Dhabi Media Office)