UAE banks' assets rise to Dhs5,199.9b at end of September

ABU DHABI: Gross banks' assets increased by 2.2 per cent from Dhs5,087.0 billion at the end of August 2025 to Dhs5,199.9 billion at the end of September 2025, according to the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) In its Monetary & Banking Developments - September 2025, the CBUAE announced an increase in money supply aggregate M1 by 0.4 per cent, from Dhs1,028.7 billion at the end of August 2025 to Dhs1,032.7 billion at the end of September 2025.

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The increase was due to a rise in currency in circulation outside banks by 1.0 per cent and in monetary deposits by 0.3 per cent.

The money supply aggregate M2 increased by 1.0 per cent, from Dhs2,562.9 billion at the end of August 2025 to Dhs2,589.3 billion at the end of September 2025. M2 increased due to Dhs22.4 billion growth in Quasi-Monetary Deposits.

Money supply aggregate M3 also increased by 1.4 per cent, from Dhs3,079.5 billion at the end of August 2025 to Dhs3,123.3 billion at the end of September 2025. M3 increased due to the rise in M2, amplified by Dhs17.4 billion increase in government deposits.

The monetary base decreased by 2.5 per cent, from Dhs854.1 billion at the end of August 2025 to Dhs832.5 billion at the end of September 2025. The decline in the monetary base was driven by the decrease in reserve account by 8.9 per cent, surpassing the increase in currency issued by 0.9 per cent, also banks & OFCs current accounts & overnight deposits of banks at CBUAE by 2.4 per cent, and monetary bills & Islamic certificates of deposit by 0.9 per cent.