Virgin StartUp has announced £20m in Start Up Loans funding for 2026/27 after surpassing £100m in total loans delivered, supporting more than 6,500 UK entrepreneurs. Read more: Virgin StartUp unveils £20m funding pot for UK founders after passing £100m Start Up Loans milestone
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Net profit after tax of AED 3.5 billion, up 15.5% compared to full-year 2024 Net loans were AED 101 billion, registering an increase of 8.6% compared to 2024 Top-tier ROE of 22.15% after tax, an increase of 75 bps Record low non-performing loans ratio improves to 3.58% by 77 bps compared to 2024 with Cost of Risk at 0.49%, down 25 bps over the same period Disciplined execution delivers 26.25% cost-to-income ratio, positioning CBD among the industry’s top quartile Total assets increased 14.4% to AED 160 billion, underscoring robust, broad-based growth, while strong Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) of 15.52% drives sustainable growth
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