Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading financial hub for the US$7.8 trillion Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, today announced the successful results of its first half 2016 operating review. DIFC continually ranks highly in different international rankings and earlier this year was ranked number one in the Middle East and Africa region and number 13 globally in the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI). This is a significant increase from last year in this ranking which looks at the competitiveness of financial centres based on 25,650 financial centre assessments. This has resulted in DIFC becoming the financial services hub of choice for the entire region. Testament to its world-class connectivity, as well as its regulatory and legal systems, significant growth and milestones have been reached on the journey towards its 2024 strategy, which will see the Centre triple in size over the course of 10 years.
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