UAE: Abu Dhabi Financial Services

Given a lower oil price and an appreciating US dollar, what challenges have emerged, and how is monetary policy being adjusted as a result?

How can banks encourage the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)?

To what extent has the development of comprehensive Islamic product offerings achieved parity with conventional offerings?

To what extent will the government’s investment strategy help underpin the sector’s expansion by encouraging big-ticket corporate lending?

How has the government’s investment strategy, post-economic crisis, impacted the demand for sharia-compliant financial services?

How is continued deleveraging and financial uncertainty in the eurozone impacting the sector?