Gross banks’ assets, including bankers’ acceptances, increased by 10.8% year-on-year, equivalent to Dh418.1 billion, reaching Dh4.287 trillion, compared to Dh3.869 trillion in May 2023, according to data from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE).
Gross credit grew by 0.7% from Dh2.063 trillion at the end of April 2024 to Dh2.077 trillion at the end of May 2024. This growth was driven by increases in domestic credit by 0.7% and foreign credit by 0.9%. Domestic credit expanded due to increased credit to the public and private sectors by 0.6% and 1.2%, respectively.
Aggregate bank deposits reached Dh2.678 trillion at the end of May 2024, with private sector deposits rising by 1.2% and non-banking financial institutions deposits growing by 2.7% in May 2024.
The monetary base expanded by 1.8%, from Dh714.3 billion at the end of April 2024 to Dh727.1 billion at the end of May 2024. This growth was driven by increased currency issued, reserve accounts, banks’ and OFCs’ current accounts, and overnight deposits at CBUAE by 1.4%, 3.3%, and 29.4%, respectively.
The money supply aggregate M1 was Dh879.2 billion at the end of May 2024. The money supply aggregate M2 increased by 0.5% from Dh2.148 trillion at the end of April 2024 to Dh2.160 trillion at the end of May 2024, mainly due to a rise of Dh25 billion in Quasi-Monetary Deposits. The money supply aggregate M3 was Dh2.63 trillion at the end of May 2024.