Abu Dhabi - Mubasher: The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates reported a growth in banks investments in debt instruments during March by 1% or AED 2.7 billion.
Investments amounted to a total of AED 205 million by the end of March compared with AED 202.3 billion by the end of February.
Emirati banks invested in local debt instruments, as well as treasury bonds in the United States and the European Union.
Meanwhile, the banking sector investments in the stock market grew by 12% to AED 12.1 billion.