Dubai has climbed to seventh place among the world’s leading financial centres, its highest position on record, as the UAE continues to attract record levels of foreign investment and expand its financial and technology sectors.
The emirate moved up four places in the Global Financial Centres Index 39, published in March 2026 by Z/Yen Group in partnership with the China Development Institute. The ranking comes after the UAE attracted $48.3 billion, or AED 177.3 billion, in foreign direct investment in 2025.