Abu Dhabi Financial Week 2025 Concludes its Most Successful Edition to Date

 

Abu Dhabi Financial Week concludes its most successful session in history

           

Abu Dhabi Financial Week 2025 Concludes its Most Successful Edition to Date

Abu Dhabi Financial Week 2025 concluded after a week filled with fruitful discussions, significant announcements, and ambitious collaborations that reinforced Abu Dhabi’s position as a leading global financial center.

The premier financial and investment event in Abu Dhabi, organized by Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) in partnership with ADQ as the principal partner, attracted an unprecedented number of attendees, exceeding 35,000 participants. 

International participants comprised over 30 percent of the total, representing 175 nationalities, across 68 events and 394 specialized sessions. The event also featured 819 influential speakers and more than 69 global and regional partners, including Hanwha as a strategic partner.

Abu Dhabi has become a major international player in the financial sector.

Abu Dhabi Financial Week (ADFM) recorded, for the first time in its history, total assets represented exceeding $62 trillion, equivalent to 53 percent of global GDP. Capital leaders, investors, regulators, and innovators from around the world gathered in Abu Dhabi to shape the future of the global financial sector.

Impactful dialogues and transformative announcements: This year’s event contributed to tangible strategic progress in the global financial sector. A key achievement was Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) welcoming 11 global financial companies, managing assets exceeding $9 trillion, ahead of and during the fourth and largest edition of ADFM. This marked a historic presence of global capital within Abu Dhabi’s thriving financial ecosystem. Furthermore, in 2025, prior to ADFM, a number of companies announced their plans to establish a presence in ADGM.

In a powerful convergence of finance and humanitarian action, a global pledge of $1.9 billion to eradicate polio was announced at a high-level event organized by the Mohamed bin Zayed Humanitarian Impact Foundation, with the participation of Bill Gates and a number of global, regional, and local donors.

Meanwhile, Mubadala and Aldar announced a landmark AED 60 billion (approximately $16.34 billion) joint venture to expand Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) on Al Maryah Island by 1.5 million square meters, further solidifying Abu Dhabi’s position as a leading global business and lifestyle destination. Additionally, Halo Investments and ADGM launched Majarra, a new capital markets ecosystem designed to enable emerging UAE-based secure investment solutions to access global markets.

Abu Dhabi Ranks First as Best Financial Center in the MENA Region

The inaugural Financial Centres Competitiveness Index (FCCI), announced during Abu Dhabi Financial Week by the Stern School of Business at NYU Abu Dhabi, revealed that Abu Dhabi tops the list of financial centers in the MENA region and ranks 12th globally. This achievement reinforces the UAE capital’s reputation as one of the world’s most influential financial centers, thanks to Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

Abu Dhabi Financial Week 2025 Shapes the Future of the Capital Ecosystem

The most successful edition of Abu Dhabi Financial Week 2025, themed “The Future of the Capital Ecosystem,” showcased Abu Dhabi’s continued rise as a global financial center and the role of ADGM in shaping the future of the global financial sector by connecting capital, technology, and policy in innovative and transformative ways.

Looking ahead

With a series of strategic organizational developments, ecosystem growth, and a forward-looking vision for the next decade, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) continues to solidify Abu Dhabi’s position as a hub for investment, talent, and innovation—a destination where global ambition meets local opportunities. Platforms such as Abu Dhabi Financial Week will continue to play a vital role in attracting top global talent to the “capital of capital.”

The next edition of Abu Dhabi Financial Week will take place from December 7-10, 2026, building on the momentum of the 2025 event and further cementing ADGM’s position as the region’s premier global financial gathering.