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Strategic partner
 The DIFC is the world's newest international financial centre. It aims to develop the same stature as New York, London and Hong Kong. It primarily serves the vast region between Western Europe and East Asia. Since it opened in September 2004, the DIFC has attracted high calibre firms from around the globe as well as its region. A world-class stock exchange, the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), opened in the DIFC in September 2005. The DIFC is a 110-acre free zone. It is part of the larger vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, together with the Government of Dubai, to create an environment for progress and economic development in the UAE and the wider region.
Sector Focus
The DIFC focuses on several sectors of financial activity: Banking and Brokerage Services; Financial Markets; Wealth Management; Re-insurance and Captives; Islamic Finance; and Professional Service Providers. Financial institutions may apply for licences in the above sectors. Firms operating in the DIFC are eligible for benefits such as a zero tax rate on profits, 100 per cent foreign ownership, no restrictions on foreign exchange or repatriation of capital, operational support and business continuity facilities. Financial services in the DIFC are regulated to international standards by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). For information, please visit www.difc.ae
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Gold Sponsor
Moody's Investors Service is among the world's most respected, widely utilized sources for credit ratings, research and risk analysis. Moody’s commitment and expertise contributes to transparent and integrated financial markets, protecting the integrity of credit. The firm publishes market-leading credit opinions, deal research and commentary, serving more than 8,700 customer accounts worldwide.
Moody's integrity and deep market expertise have earned it the trust of capital market participants worldwide. Our ratings and analysis track debt covering more than 100 sovereign nations, 11,000 corporate issuers, 26,000 public finance issuers, and 110,000 structured finance obligations.
Moody's maintains offices in most of the world's major financial centers and employs approximately 3,600 people worldwide, including more than 1,000 analysts.
Moody's Investors Service is a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO). The corporation reported revenue of $2.3 billion in 2007. Additional information about the company is available at www.moodys.com.
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Investment community partner
 Zawya is the leading business information company serving the high-end business and financial professional community. Headquartered in Dubai, Zawya has a global user base of over 212,000+ high-end business professionals.
Zawya covers detailed information on the top 11,000+ companies in the Middle East with comprehensive live news coverage through the exclusive Zawya Dow Jones newswire service. Furthermore, the service provides industry news, macroeconomic reports, country statistics, stock market data as well as specialized databases such as IPO, Sukuk, Mutual Funds, Projects and Private Equity monitors.
In addition to subscription services, Zawya offers advertisers the ability to target the most affluent online audience with an interest in the MENA region. Zawya's online service caters to and attracts only serious professional users and decision makers as it has the only fee paying user base in the region. Visit us today at www.zawya.com
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Official broadcaster
CNBC Arabiya, the region's first and only business TV channel, broadcasts live, real-time coverage of business in the Middle East, in Arabic. Broadcasting from Dubai, the station's bureaus are located in Riyadh, Jeddah, Al Khobar, Kuwait City, Doha, Manama, Cairo, Beirut, Tokyo and London. Over 200 of the finest journalists and reporters present an unprecedented 15 hours of live business news and market coverage directly from the heart of the region's business centres, keeping you up-to-date with information that matters. We keep you abreast of international market and business news through our coverage from Europe and the US while hourly news bulletins throughout the day keep you updated on the political front. Business is everyone's business. CNBC Arabiya. Business Television. http://www.cnbcarabia.com/
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Official content partner
 Banker Middle East holds a unique place in the reading diet of leading bankers throughout the entire Middle East. For over six years Banker Middle East has been the indispensable monthly source of information and insight for key executives in retail banks, commercial banks, investment banks and central banks. Over the years the industry has matured with the development of new financial centres, the rise of private equity and the boom in Islamic banking. Banker Middle East has chronicled and offered insights on all these major developments and many more besides. Today Banker Middle East stands as the undisputed 'insider' in the Middle Eastern banking scene - its arrival eagerly anticipated each month by the chairmen, CEOs, MDs, CFOs, CIOs, COOs of every leading bank in the region. http://www.cpifinancial.net
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Strategic partner
Gold sponsor
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