Abu Dhabi Finance Week will start on Monday with the participation of top global executives as Abu Dhabi emerges as a key hub in attracting investment and talent from across the world.
Key themes will include the state of the global economy – opportunities and risks, the effect of geopolitics on markets, investment in humanitarian projects, new energy finance, artificial intelligence and an update on Abu Dhabi’s falcon economy.
ADFW will place sharper focus on digital assets and the tokenisation of real-world assets during the four-day event hosted by Abu Dhabi’s financial centre ADGM on Al Maryah Island.
More than 5,000 financial companies from 100 countries, and 40,000 private equity, capital market, hedge funds, asset managers, venture capitalists, institutional investment houses, investment banks and FinTech figures are expected to take part.
The event comes as Abu Dhabi’s economy continues to grow on the back of its diversification strategies.
It is projected to grow by about 6 per cent this year, driven by the easing of oil production cuts by Opec+ and a strong real estate sector, the International Monetary Fund said in October.
The emirate's economy grew by nearly 4 per cent annually to Dh306.3 billion ($83.4 billion) in the second quarter of this year, boosted b
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