Fintech and innovation became the fastest growing sector in DIFC with 291 new clients. A total of 686 fintech and innovation firms, ranging from start-ups to global .
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<li>DIFC’s exceptional performance in 2022 demonstrates Dubai’s role as a major driver of innovation, entrepreneurship and next-generation technologies in the region’s financial sector</li>
<li>DIFC’s growth significantly contributes to the goal of the Dubai Economic Agenda D33 to transform Dubai into one of the world’s top three cities for business</li>
<li>Total number of active companies grows to 4,377, a 20 per cent year-on-year growth</li>
<li>DIFC records fastest ever rate of employment growth; employees based in the Centre increase to 36,083, a rise of 22 per cent year on year</li>
<li>2022 sees most commercial space leased in a single year in DIFC with 809,000 sq. ft</li>
<li>FinTech and Innovation become fastest growing sector in DIFC; with 291 new clients in 2022, total number of firms in the secto
In the presence of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt,
Under the patronage of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Border Security Council, today