Dubai International Financial Centre continues with growth in 2020

87 FinTech firms joined the Centre’s technology and innovation ecosystem, boosting the number of licensed FinTech firms by 74% from H1 2019.

BusinessSteven Leckie19 July 2020DIFCDubai International Financial Center (DIFC), Dubai finance, DIFC, DIFC Dubai, Fintech, Dubai fintech, MEASA, FinTechComment

Could The UAE Replace Hong Kong As Asia’s Financial Center?

Over 90% of the top regional CEOs of global companies are based out of the UAE. The UAE also has a good diplomatic relationship with China, the US, and Europe. The country is home to over 4,000 Chinese companies.

Business, OpinionSteven Leckie6 July 2020DIFC, DIFC Dubai, Dubai finance, Dubai International Financial Centre, financial news, UAE economy, Hong Kong, ease of doing business in the UAE, World Bank report UAE, Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM), Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC), ADGMComment

Important - Draft and register a will online in the UAE

Non-Muslim ex-pats with assets (cash, bank accounts, properties) in the UAE should make a will

FAQ, Opinion, Property, Lifestyle, UAE LawsSteven Leckie15 April 2020UAE wills, DIFC Wills Service Centre, register a will in Dubai, Shariah law in Dubai, DIFC courts, DIFC Dubai, FAQ, Dubai laws, laws in Dubai, owning assets in DubaiComment

FinTech in the UAE

FinTech companies to grow to 1,845 by 2022

BusinessSteven Leckie16 January 2020Dubai International Financial Centre, DIFC Dubai, Dubai economy, Dubai fintechComment

Dubai’s Emaar denies reports that it is selling Burj Khalifa observation deck

The company said it is considering a transaction wherein financing is being raised against the cashflows of the observation deck

BusinessSteven Leckie28 December 2019at the top, Burj Khalifa, Emaar, DIFC DubaiComment

Dubai eighth in global financial centre ranking

The city jumped four places from number 12 in March 2019

BusinessSteven Leckie19 September 2019GFCI rating points, Dubai International Financial Centre, DIFC DubaiComment

Dubai ranked seventh in the world’s top FinTech Locations of the Future

Report highlights factors influencing the top ten ranking in FinTech locations

Business, LifestyleSteven Leckie27 August 2019Dubai International Financial Centre, DIFC Dubai, Dubai economy, Dubai fintech, Dubai investComment

How the fintech sector is exploding at Dubai's financial hub

Dubai International Financial Centre says number of licensed fintech firms jump from 35 to more than 80 in the first half of 2019

BusinessSteven Leckie11 August 2019Dubai International Financial Centre, Fintech, DIFC Dubai, Dubai fintechComment

Don’t let ‘hindsight bias’ blind you on Dubai realty’s possibilities

Pressure on property prices continues to bring in more investors and which can be built upon

EXPO 2020, BusinessSteven Leckie4 October 2018World Expo 2020, DIFC Dubai, Dubai Expo 2020, Expo 2020 Dubai, property transactions Dubai, property trends DubaiComment

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