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Deem Finance: Driving Financial Inclusion and Digital Transformation in the UAE
Deem Finance has established itself as one of the UAE’s most progressive non-bank financial institutions — redefining inclusion and innovation in a rapidly digitising economy. Guided by a clear purpose to serve the underserved and underbanked, the company is enabling
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Chris Taylor: Visionary Leadership in Digital Transformation in Finance – UAE 2025
CFI.co is pleased to present Chris Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Deem Finance, with the 2025 Award for Visionary Leadership in Digital Transformation in Finance (UAE). The judging panel commended Taylor’s exceptional ability to guide a complex transformation — repositioning
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Abu Dhabi Cements City’s Position at Global Market Forefront
CFI.co in conversation with Dhaher Bin Dhaher Al Mheiri, Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Global Market Authority. Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) is the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi, operating within an international regulatory framework based on the
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UAE’s Economic Progress to Extend Beyond Post-Oil Era
Nearly seven years ago, President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan provided a glimpse of what the future holds for the UAE. “In 50 years, when we might have the last barrel of oil, the question is: When
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Mining Disaster that Played Out Above Ground — and Brought Down ‘King Midas’
“The richest man in Brazil” was a title that business magnate Eike Batista didn’t particularly care for. It didn’t do justice to the scope and scale of his wealth, he felt; he was aiming for something more along the lines
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Massimo Falcioni: Reinforcing UAE’s Economic Diversification Away from Oil Trade in a Co-operative Way
CFI.co speaks with Massimo Falcioni, Chief Executive Officer of UAE Federal export credit company Etihad Credit Insurance. Massimo Falcioni has led Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE Federal export credit company, since its launch in 2018 with the mandate to reinforce
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How Do You Define the Metaverse?
Bashar Kilani, managing director at Dubai-based Accenture, gives CFI.co readers the low-down on the hi-tech trends that enable organisations to build a digital core. Significant cultural shifts tend to start in a place — such as Renaissance Florence, Vienna in
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ICBC Dubai (DIFC) Branch: Innovate to Differentiate
Innovation is a key element written in ICBC’s core value – “integrity, humanity, prudence, innovation and excellence”. Awarded as the Most Innovative International Bank EMEA 2021 by CFI.co, ICBC Dubai (DIFC) Branch has always adhered to the culture of innovation
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Water in the Desert: A Challenge that TANQIA has Taken to Heart
TANQIA, the UAE’s first privately owned wastewater collection and treatment utility, does not lack vision. The state-of-the-art wastewater collection and treatment system (WWCTS) in Fujairah strives to drive down costs, promote sustainability, and accommodate future demand with renewable energy. Water
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Making Expo 2020 Deeply Personal: How Accenture Helped Put the Visitor at the Heart of the World’s Greatest Show
When we first started working with Expo and Etisalat Digital over six years ago, they had bold and ambitious plans for what they wanted Dubai’s Expo to be. Now that it’s all over, we can say without argument that Expo2020
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