Family Offices · Week of Oct 19, 2026

UAE ranked top emerging destination for family offices as DIFC family entities grow 36%

Gulf News · 2026-10-18

A Global Citizen Solutions report ranks the UAE first among emerging family office destinations, scoring 74 overall and a perfect 100 on regulation and taxation. DIFC counted 1,408 family-related entities at end-June 2026, up 36% year on year; Qatar, India and Malaysia followed.

Vocabulary
  • financial ecosystemthe whole network of financial firms and services
  • cross-border mobilityease of moving people and assets between countries
  • diversification strategiesplans to spread risk across assets or places
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