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On 28 February 2024, Rami Mohammad Al Banna, the Head of Investor Relations at Dubai Taxi Company PJSC, sent a letter to Mr. Hamed Ahmed Ali, the CEO of Dubai Financial Market. The letter informed him about the company's earnings call scheduled for 5 March 2024 at 3:00 pm. The purpose of the call is to discuss the financial results for the year ended 31 December 2023. The Securities and Commodities Authority was also copied in the letter.

The text is a clarifying disclosure regarding the approval of agencies, as per Clauses 1 and 2 of Article 40 of the Corporate Governance Manual. It states that any shareholder who has the right to attend the General Assembly can delegate someone who is not a Board member or a staff member of the company to attend and vote on their behalf. This delegate, however, cannot represent more than 5% of the company's issued capital. The shareholder's signature on the power of attorney must be approved by a recognized authority. The proxy form should include the contact information of the shareholder and the brokerage firm that approved the proxy. For further inquiries, readers are directed to a provided phone number and email address.

Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the UAE's largest Islamic bank, has concluded its Annual General Assembly (AGA) with the approval of a 45% cash dividend for 2023. The bank's 2023 financial statements showed a record growth in profitability, including a 43% rise in total income to AED 20 billion, leading to the highest net profit in the bank's history of over AED 7 billion, a year-on-year increase of 26%. The bank's balance sheet also expanded to AED 314 billion. The AGA also approved the election and appointment of the bank’s Internal Sharia Supervision Committee for a three-year term ending in February 2027, the appointment of external auditors for 2024, and representatives for shareholders.

The Dubai Islamic Bank (P.J.S.C.) held its Annual General Assembly meeting on 27th February 2024. During this meeting, the shareholders approved several resolutions. They approved the Board of Directors’ report on the bank’s activities and financial position for the financial year ended 31st December 2023. The Auditor’s report for the same period was also approved. The Internal Sharia Supervision Committee's report regarding the bank's activities during the financial year ended 31st December 2023 was ratified. Finally, the bank's balance sheet and profit and loss statement for the year ended 31 December 2023 were approved as well.