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Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan in UAE to switch to Mon-Fri work week

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Deutsche Bank AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co are changing to a Saturday-Sunday weekend from the New Year in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is aligning its working week with most global markets.

The German lender will from January 3 operate Monday to Friday in the Sunni Muslim-ruled country, instead of the current Sunday-Thursday as is common around the Middle East, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Wall Street-based JPMorgan is also adopting the same policy in UAE, along with flexible practices such as a break for Muslim prayers on Fridays, the bank said in a statement. Bloomberg News was the first to report on Sunday that JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America Corp, and Societe Generale SA will switch to a Saturday-Sunday weekend in the UAE.

Representatives of Bank of America and Societe Generale did not immediately respond to request for comment. The banks’ move comes after the UAE said on December 7 that it would shift to a four-and-a-half day week, with a Saturday-Sunday weekend, from the start of next year.

Private companies are, however, free to choose their own working week in the oil-producing Gulf state, which is the region’s commercial, trade and tourism hub.

Over the past year, the UAE has taken measures to make its economy more attractive to foreign investment and talent at a time of growing economic rivalry with Saudi Arabia.

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