In its June 2022 statistical report, CBUAE noted that the number of employees in the country’s banking sector increased to 34,332 at the end of the first half of 2022, a rise of 841 compared to 33,491 employees at the end of the previous year.
In the first quarter of 2022, the number of banking sector personnel increased by 2.51 percent, according to the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE).
A total of 27,545 employees work in national banks and 6,787 employees for foreign banks operating in the country.
The Central Bank added that the number of licensed commercial banks reached 60 at the end of the first half of this year, including 23 national banks, two digital banks and 37 foreign banks.
The number of bank branches reached 582 during the same period, distributed among 508 branches of national banks and 74 branches of foreign banks.
At the conclusion of the first half of this year, there were 43 electronic banking service units connected to national banks, 21 exchange offices, and 21 electronic banking service units connected to international banks.
