Dubai ideal for financial firms to advance growth: Sheikh Maktoum

Dubai ideal for financial firms to advance growth: Sheikh Maktoum

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DUBAI / WAM

His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the UAE, and President of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), met with global financial industry leaders on the sidelines of the inaugural Dubai FinTech Summit.

The meeting was attended by heads of some of the world’s largest financial service companies, including Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive, Standard Chartered PLC; Jenny Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Franklin Templeton; and Piyush Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, Development Bank of Singapore. Also present were Mohamed bin Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs; Essa Kazim, Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC); and Arif Amiri, CEO of DIFC Authority.

Maktoum bin Mohammed said, “Dubai continues to offer a base for the world’s leading financial companies to tap the vast opportunities emerging in the rapidly growing markets in the region by providing them a productive ecosystem and infrastructure that promote the creation of new economic value. As part of our strong ethos of partnerships with diverse industry stakeholders, Dubai constantly seeks new