Dubai International Financial Centre

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financial centre free zone special economic zone

Dubai International Financial Centre is a leading global financial hub in Dubai that hosts banks, financial institutions, and professional services under an independent regulatory and legal framework.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
DIFC Gate District 0 1
Dubai International Financial Centre Authority 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf financial centre →
free zone →
special economic zone →
city Dubai →
country United Arab Emirates →
established 2004 →
focus Islamic finance →
asset management →
banking →
capital markets →
financial services →
insurance →
foundedBy Government of Dubai →
governanceModel independent regulator under Dubai law →
governingBody Dubai Financial Services Authority →
surface form: DIFC Authority
hasCourtSystem DIFC Courts →
hasDistrict Dubai International Financial Centre self-linksurface differs →
surface form: DIFC Gate District
hasFacilities art galleries →
office space →
restaurants →
retail space →
hasLandmark The Gate building →
hosts banks →
consulting firms →
financial institutions →
insurance companies →
law firms →
professional services firms →
wealth management firms →
legalSystem common law framework →
independent legal framework →
locatedIn Dubai →
Emirate of Dubai →
Middle East →
offers 100% foreign ownership →
independent legal framework →
independent regulatory framework →
repatriation of capital and profits →
tax-efficient environment →
officialLanguage English →
primaryLanguage English →
region Eastern Arabia →
surface form: Gulf region
regulator Dubai Financial Services Authority →
role gateway between East and West →
global financial hub →
regional financial hub for the Middle East →
serves financial institutions operating in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region →
timeZone Gulf Standard Time →

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Al Maktoum family → associatedWith → Dubai International Financial Centre →
Dubai → hasBusinessDistrict → Dubai International Financial Centre →
Dubai International Financial Centre → hasDistrict → Dubai International Financial Centre self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: DIFC Gate District
Government of Dubai → hasDivision → Dubai International Financial Centre →
this entity surface form: Dubai International Financial Centre Authority
Dubai → hasFreeZone → Dubai International Financial Centre →
Downtown Dubai → near → Dubai International Financial Centre →
Business Bay → nearTo → Dubai International Financial Centre →