Overview
- ADGM said assets under management rose 36% in 2025, with active licences reaching 12,671 and total employment rising 51% to 44,339.
- The Financial Services Regulatory Authority issued 120 in-principle approvals in 2025 and granted 94 new financial services permissions.
- Global firms expanded their presence in the centre, and Binance received a formal FSRA licence in December 2025 to operate from Abu Dhabi.
- By year-end, ADGM hosted 171 asset and fund managers running 244 funds and counted 347 financial institutions, including 80 newly licensed in 2025.
- Abu Dhabi ranked 12th globally in NYU Stern’s new financial centre index, and a Mubadala–Aldar venture plans 1.5 million square metres of new space on Al Maryah Island.