Overview
- Abu Dhabi Finance Week’s fourth edition is underway at Grand Steps on Al Maryah Island, convening 60+ events, 300+ sessions and around 800 speakers with participants managing more than $62 trillion in assets.
- Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed approved the FIDA cluster during the event, with projections of AED 56 billion added to GDP, AED 17 billion in attracted investment and about 8,000 jobs by 2045 under multi‑agency oversight.
- Event messaging centers on AI and quantum technologies reshaping financial infrastructure, reinforcing Abu Dhabi’s push to position itself as a global capital hub through ADGM and ADQ.
- The UAE football team beat Kuwait 3–1 to qualify for the Arab Cup quarterfinals, securing second place in Group C after Jordan defeated Egypt 3–0.
- Argentine authorities raided the AFA headquarters and more than ten clubs in a developing money‑laundering probe linked to financial services firm Sur Finanzas, according to local reports.