The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) is one of the world’s younger financial centres, having opened its doors to global commerce in 2015, but its success so far reinforces excitement about what this new option will bring to the global financial services landscape. Situated on 114 ha of land on Abu Dhabi City’s Al Maryah Island, ADGM has been...
Once reserved for ambitious start-ups and industry-leading tech operators, financial technology (fintech) has more recently caught the attention of major private sector firms and government planners alike, becoming a regular feature in budget speeches and strategic development plans. As fintech progressively plays a larger part in the lives of...
Abu Dhabi has one of the world’s largest and most developed hydrocarbons industries, benefitting from its substantial resources and openness to international investment. Building on decades of steady growth and development, the sector is undertaking a shift. The drive to diversify has resulted in higher levels of investment in both non-...
Abu Dhabi’s capital markets have witnessed rapid expansion since the establishment of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) in 2000. Prior to the creation of the ADX – which was originally known as the Abu Dhabi Securities Market – the sector played a much more limited role in the emirate’s financial services landscape. Historically the...
While advanced economies generate the vast majority of insurance and reinsurance business, emerging markets are posting higher rates of growth. Complementing this underlying trend is a strong and expanding interest in catastrophic risk, which by nature tends to pertain to emerging markets. This is coming alongside fast-paced, sector-...
Abu Dhabi ended its six-year initial public offering (IPO) drought in December 2017 with the sale of a 10% stake in the downstream distribution arm of the government-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). The sale of the stake in ADNOC Distribution was the largest IPO in a decade on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and gave the...
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