Dubai to Invest $27B in Expansion of Financial District

Dubai to invest $27B in expansion of financial district

Dubai is doubling down on efforts to fend off regional rivals trying to dethrone it as the Gulf’s top financial hub. Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid launched a 100 billion dirham ($27.2 billion) expansion of the Dubai International Financial Centre on Tuesday, aiming to more than double the district’s footprint by 2040.Nearly half will be office space, lifting pressure on a zone that is already operating at full capacity, Bloomberg reported. Th…

Mohammed bin Rashid Launches Landmark AED100 Billion Expansion of DIFC

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today launched DIFC Zabeel District, a landmark expansion of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) that will consolidate its status as the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, while also reinforcing Dubai’s stature as the region’s preferred business and lifestyle destination. DIFC Zabeel…

Mohammed bin Rashid launches Dh100 billion Zabeel District at DIFC

The development is part of Dubai’s ambition to rank among the top four financial centres globally

Sheikh Mohammed launches Dh100 billion-second phase of DIFC

'Our future as a global economic hub is becoming more firmly established day after day,' said the Dubai Ruler, who also serves as UAE Vice President and Prime Minister.

Dubai announces largest demand-led expansion of a financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia – with a total gross floor area of 17.7mn sq.ft.

DUBAI, UAE, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today launched the expansion of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) that will consolidate its status as the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South […] The post Dubai announces largest demand-led expansion of a financial centre in the Middle East, Africa…