ADGM additionally emerged because the area’s largest IFC by the market capitalisation of its registered entities listed on a inventory alternate, underscoring the centre’s efforts to strengthen the monetary sector’s contribution to Abu Dhabi’s non-oil economic system, which grew to 9.1% in Q1 2025.
H1 was additionally outlined by transformative offers and partnerships between a few of Abu Dhabi’s most influential establishments and ADGM-based entities, highlighting the centre’s position in enabling world companies to speculate and construct strategic native and regional partnerships.
Commenting on the centre’s ongoing robust efficiency, H.E. Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, Chairman of ADGM, stated, “As we approach a decade of operations, ADGM’s sustained commitment to excellence is strongly reflected not just in its growth numbers, but also in the rising global confidence in Abu Dhabi’s role as a financial powerhouse and the “Capital of Capital”. Record numbers can only be achieved through the depth of our global, regional, and local strategic partnerships and the clarity of our vision.”
The whole variety of operational entities inside ADGM, which represents monetary and non-financial companies, grew to 2,972 throughout H1, marking a 42% year-on-year progress. These embody 308 monetary companies and a couple of,664 non-financial.
ADGM registered 1,869 new licences, the best variety of licences issued throughout a six-month interval since ADGM’s institution. This represents a 47% progress in new licences in comparison with a 12 months earlier and brings the overall variety of energetic licences in ADGM to 11,128.
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The Monetary Providers Regulatory Authority issued a complete of 52 In-Precept Approvals (IPAs) for monetary companies companies, up 27% year-on-year, whereas 45 new Monetary Providers Permissions (FSPs) have been granted, a forty five% enhance.
Sturdy world and regional presence of prime world companies consists of Kimmeridge, Fortress, Circle, Oryx International Companions, GMB Restricted, Companions Group, Carta, Bitcoin Suisse, Custom, Bitgrit, Harrison Avenue, Stacks Asia DLT Basis, Hidden Roads, Polen Capital, Arcapita, Seviora, Aquila Group, Skadden, PATRIZIA, NewVest, Investindustrial and Digital Local weather Center East (DCME).
On the finish of June 2025, the variety of registered fund and asset managers based mostly out of ADGM reached 154, whereas the overall variety of funds elevated to 209.
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Fortress Funding Group established an workplace in ADGM and entered right into a USD 1 billion world credit score and actual property co-investment partnership with Mubadala.
US-based asset supervisor Kimmeridge inaugurated its ADGM and signed a MoU with Mubadala Vitality to co-develop pure fuel and LNG ventures, establishing a transatlantic vitality hall via ADGM.
IHC, BlackRock, and ADGM-based Lunate launched a USD 1 billion+ AI-native reinsurance platform from inside ADGM. With ambitions to handle greater than USD 10 billion in liabilities, the enterprise positions ADGM as a nucleus for AI-driven world monetary options.
Mubadala and Alpha Dhabi scaled their ADGM-based personal credit score three way partnership to USD 2.5 billion.
ADGM is now the area’s largest worldwide monetary centre by the market capitalisation of its registered entities. The whole worth of ADGM-based companies listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Trade (ADX) has surpassed AED 500 billion by the top of H1 2025
ADGM representatives participated within the CityWeek 2025 convention in London, the place they engaged with world monetary leaders on regulatory collaboration, sustainable finance, ongoing initiatives inside AI, in addition to capital markets innovation.
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Moreover, ADGM participated in a wider Abu Dhabi delegation on a collection of roadshows to China and Japan to spotlight the advantages of establishing in Abu Dhabi and to interact with main establishments throughout personal banking, wealth administration, and household places of work.
The growing variety of work permits issued by ADGM, introduced its workforce on Al Maryah Island and Al Reem Island to 35,964 professionals on the finish of H1 2025.
The Monetary Providers Authority concluded 4 new MoUs with regulatory counterparts in Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Hong Kong and Sweden, and issued new steerage on sanctions compliance, cybercrime prevention and cybersecurity. Moreover, key legislative enhancements have been launched in H1 2025 to align ADGM’s frameworks with worldwide greatest practices in cyber threat, Basel Core Rules and fund regime reporting.
ADGM’s Registration Authority (RA) launched a number of key enhancements, such because the launch of AccessRP, a digital instrument designed to streamline property curiosity verification, and the introduction of Industrial Permits Rules, providing better operational flexibility for non-financial companies. In keeping with ADGM’s ease-of-doing-business agenda, the RA additionally rolled out up to date and diminished Charges Guidelines, additional simplifying and decreasing the price of market entry.
The RA signed a strategic MoU with the Astana Worldwide Monetary Centre (AIFC) to advertise collaboration and mutual recognition of Working Digital Platforms (ODPs).
Supervisory exercise considerably elevated, with the RA conducting 223% extra supervision assessments in comparison with H1 2024, underscoring its dedication to sustaining excessive governance requirements.
The Worldwide Bar Affiliation (IBA) introduced that ADGM Courts will host its flagship IBA Arbitration Day in Abu Dhabi in January 2026, selecting ADGM because the venue to collect famend arbitration, authorized and related trade consultants from all over the world.
