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Source: Pinsent Masons

ADGM Regulator Sets Out Comprehensive Financial Reform Agenda Through 2027

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market has outlined its regulatory reform agenda through 2027, covering funds, digital assets, and decentralized finance. The roadmap introduces streamlined regimes for sub-threshold and institutional fund managers alongside forthcoming guidance on DeFi activities. ADGM currently hosts over 410 authorised financial institutions, with approximately 160 additional firms seeking authorisation.

China–UAE News
Source: DealStreetAsia

GCC Sovereign Allocators Deepen Cross-Border Investment and Trade Corridors with Asia

Sovereign wealth funds and state allocators across the GCC are shifting toward strategic cross-border partnerships with Asia, demanding alignment with local economic roadmaps. Chinese institutional investors constitute roughly 40% of Investcorp's $750 million Golden Horizon fund, actively targeting mid-market and technology ventures across the GCC and Greater China.

Industry News
Source: Gulf News

UAE Unveils Asteroid Belt Probe as Space Sector Tops Dh44 Billion

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed attended the unveiling of the UAE-developed probe for the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt, which achieved flight readiness in under two years. The probe will journey five billion kilometres aboard the MBR Explorer to study seven asteroids, ending with an autonomous landing on 269 Justitia. Sheikh Hamdan noted that the UAE space sector is now valued at over Dh44 billion, with targets to double economic returns by 2031.

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