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Al Ansari Financial Services Employs 1,000 UAE Nationals as Emiratisation Scales
By 19Network Editorial Team · Jun 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Al Ansari Financial Services reaches a workforce milestone of 1,000 Emirati employees as it scales its operations in the UAE financial sector.
Al Ansari Financial Services PJSC, a leading integrated financial services group in the UAE, has officially reached the milestone of 1,000 UAE national employees. The achievement places the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) listed company among the largest private sector employers of Emirati talent in the country’s financial services industry. Expansion of National Talent Pool The recruitment of the 1,000th UAE national follows a sustained hiring drive across the group’s subsidiaries, including Al Ansari Exchange. This growth aligns with the UAE government’s Emiratisation targets, which require private sector firms to increase their local workforce annually. The group has integrated Emirati professionals into various departments, ranging from front-line branch operations to specialized roles in compliance, finance, and senior management. The company confirmed that its national employees now comprise a substantial percentage of its total workforce. This recruitment trajectory is supported by internal training programs and collaboration with the Nafis initiative, the federal program aimed at increasing the competitiveness of Emirati human resources in the private sector. Regulatory…