DIFC advances Dubai’s status as preferred global financial and innovation hub with US institutions

DIFC advances Dubai’s status as preferred global financial and innovation hub with US institutions

Essa Kazim, Governor of DIFC, led a senior delegation on a US roadshow; The delegation met with senior executives from over 100 leading US financial services and technology companies

Essa Kazim, Governor of DIFC, said the unparalleled demand from US firms seeking to move their finest talent to Dubai reinforces the depth of the region’s markets. — Supplied photo

By Staff Report Published: Mon 6 Jun 2022, 4:46 PM

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA), has generated a new wave of interest in Dubai from US financial services companies that are keen to access regional opportunities by having a presence in the centre.

The interest was stimulated when a DIFC senior delegation, led by His Excellency Essa Kazim, Governor of DIFC met with prospective and existing clients as well as industry bodies in New York and San Francisco.

The governor’s delegation explored collaboration opportunities and secured commitments by highlighting Dubai’s role as a regional business hub and the DIFC’s english common law platform and talent ecosystem. The roadshow showcased how DIFC is enabling the future of finance and helping prospective clients navigate a route to MEASA markets, funding, and talent.

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