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Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) ass e Finanzzentrum zu Dubai an de Vereenten Arabeschen Emirater.

D'DIFC ass eng finanziell Fräizon an Dubai mat enger onofhängeger Reguléierung, der Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), déi Grousshandelsbanken, Asset- a Verméigensmanager, Brokeren, Versécherungsgesellschaften, Krypto- a Geldservicefirmen an DFSA Kapital a Gebühren an US-Dollar statt UAE Dirham festsetzt.

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Nächst WahlOctober 2027

The UAE left the FATF grey list on 23 February 2024 and is not on the FATF lists after the 17 to 19 June 2026 plenary; it was removed from the EU high-risk list by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1184 (it had been added by 2023/410) and is not on EU tax Annex I as updated 17 February 2026. Checked 7 October 2026.

Regierung a Politik

Regierung
Federal elective constitutional monarchy (federation of seven emirates)
President
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan · since May 2022
Premierminister a Vizepresident.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Lëscht vun de Regierungen
D'Partei ass an der Regierung vertrueden.
La dernière élection
Federal National Council (electoral college vote), 7 October 2023
Nächst Wahl
Oktober 2027: D'Fënnefjoreswahl vum President vum Bundesrot ass och am Joer 2027 geplangt; d'Politesch Parteie sinn domat verbueden.
Legislative
De Bundesrat ass d'Parlament vun der Schwäiz (einkammereg). 40 seats: 20 indirectly elected, 20 appointed); De Bundespresident ass de Staatspresident vun der däitscher Bundesrepublik an déi héchst Verfassungsgewalt.
Lëtzebuerg
D'Cour de cassation (fr: Cour de cassation) ass eng franséisch juridistesch Instanz.

Economie et Finances

Bevölkerung
11.5m (2025)
Lëtzebuerg fir d'Natur
US-Dollar 571.6bn (2025)
Bëschbierg
USD 50,232 (2025)
Währung
De Präis vun engem US-Dollar ass 3,6725 Dirham.
Zentralbank
Zentralbank vun den USA
Crédit Lyonnais
S&P AA (stable) · Moody's Aa2 (stable) · Fitch AA- (stable) (as of June 2026)

D'Dubai International Financial Centre ass eng finanziell Fräizon mat eegenem Zivil- a Handelsrecht, engleschsproochege Common Law DIFC Geriichter an enger onofhängeger Regulatioun, der Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).DFSA).

Bank

D'Kategorie 1 ass fir d'Banken, an d'Kategorie 5 fir d'Finanzinstituter déi eng onlimitéiert PSIA betreien.

Minimum KapitalUS$ 10m
LëtzebuergNot for Sale
Lëtzebuergesch SproochDFSA

USD 10 million Base Capital Requirement for Category 1 and Category 5 (PIB 3.6.2), plus risk-based capital requirements

Gesetz
DFSA Rulebook PIB 1.3.1 and 1.3.7 (prudential categories); PIB 3.6.2 (base capital); COB 4.2.1 (deposit restrictions)
Gebühren
Application fee USD 70,000 for Accepting Deposits or Providing Credit (FER 2.1.1, version in force from 1 July 2025), plus 100% surcharge where FER 2.1.1(3) factors apply (e.g. Multi-level group, DFSA as consolidated supervisor); annual fee base USD 100,000 (FER 3.2.1) plus expenditure-based element.
Passeport
Pass DFSA D'Finanzplaz ass eng Plaz an der Stad oder am Land wou Finanzservicer ugebuede ginn.
Place-noms
  • D'Kategorie 1 gëllt fir Firmen, déi Depositiounen akzeptéieren oder eng PSIAu managen (PIB 1.3.1); d'Kategorie 5 fir islamesch Finanzinstituter, déi eng PSIAu managen (PIB 1.3.7).
  • A Bank must not accept deposits from the State's markets, accept deposits in UAE dirham, or undertake FX involving the dirham (COB 4.2.1)
  • D'Banken hunn d'Recht, de Client auszeschléissen (Artikel 4.2.1).
  • Mandatory Authorised Individuals: Senior Executive Officer, Finance Officer, Compliance Officer and MLRO (GEN 7.5.1); SEO, Compliance Officer and MLRO must be UAE resident (GEN 7.5.2)
Sources(8)
  1. DFSA Rulebook PIB 1.3.1: Category 1 · checked 2026-10-07
  2. DFSA Rulebook PIB 1.3.7: Category 5 · checked 2026-10-07
  3. DFSA Rulebook PIB 3.6.2: Base Capital Requirement by Category · checked 2026-10-07
  4. DFSA Rulebook COB 4.2.1: Restrictions on Accepting Deposits · checked 2026-10-07
  5. DFSA Rulebook FER 2.1.1: Application fees for a Licence · checked 2026-10-07
  6. DFSA Rulebook Fees Module (FER) VER34/01-26 (PDF) · checked 2026-10-07
  7. DFSA Rulebook GEN 7.5.1: Mandatory appointments · checked 2026-10-07
  8. DFSA Rulebook GEN 7.5.2: UAE residence of SEO, Compliance Officer and MLRO · checked 2026-10-07
Investitioun

Licence for Dealing in Investments as Principal or Providing Credit (Category 2)

Minimum KapitalUS$2m
LëtzebuergNot for Sale
Lëtzebuergesch SproochDFSA

USD 2 million Base Capital Requirement; USD 500,000 where the firm deals as principal only as a Matched Principal (PIB 3.6.2)

Gesetz
DFSA Rulebook PIB 1.3.2; PIB 3.6.2
Gebühren
Application fee USD 40,000 for Dealing in Investments as Principal (not as Matched Principal) and USD 25,000 as Matched Principal; USD 70,000 for Providing Credit (FER 2.1.1). Annual fee base USD 50,000 for Dealing as Principal, or USD 70,000 if the authorisation covers Crypto Tokens (FER 3.2.1).
Passeport
Pass DFSA D'Finanzplaz ass eng Plaz an der Stad oder am Land wou Finanzservicer ugebuede ginn.
Place-noms
  • D'Kategorie 2 beinhalt Firmen, déi Kreditter oder Investitiounen als Principal ubidden an net an der Kategorie 1 oder 5 (PIB 1.3.2) sinn.
  • Risiko-baséiert Kapitalfuerderungen zusätzlech zum Basiskapital
  • Mandatory Authorised Individuals: Senior Executive Officer, Finance Officer, Compliance Officer and MLRO (GEN 7.5.1); SEO, Compliance Officer and MLRO must be UAE resident (GEN 7.5.2)
Sources(5)
  1. DFSA Rulebook PIB 1.3.2: Category 2 · checked 2026-10-07
  2. DFSA Rulebook PIB 3.6.2: Base Capital Requirement by Category · checked 2026-10-07
  3. DFSA Rulebook FER 2.1.1: Application fees for a Licence · checked 2026-10-07
  4. DFSA Rulebook Fees Module (FER) VER34/01-26 (PDF) · checked 2026-10-07
  5. DFSA Rulebook GEN 7.5.1: Mandatory appointments · checked 2026-10-07
Investitioun

D'Lizenz fir Investitiounen als Agent oder Operateur vun engem alternativen Handelssystem (Kategorie 3A)

Minimum KapitalUS$ 200k
LëtzebuergNot for Sale
Lëtzebuergesch SproochDFSA

USD 200,000 Base Capital Requirement (PIB 3.6.2)

Gesetz
DFSA Rulebook PIB 1.3.3; PIB 3.6.2
Gebühren
Application fee USD 25,000 for Dealing in Investments as Agent (FER 2.1.1); an ATS carries an additional USD 65,000 application fee, or USD 150,000 if it trades Crypto Tokens or unlisted Security Tokens (FER 2.1.5).
Passeport
Pass DFSA D'Finanzplaz ass eng Plaz an der Stad oder am Land wou Finanzservicer ugebuede ginn.
Place-noms
  • D'Kategorie 3A bezeechent d'Behandlung vun Investitiounen als Agent oder Operateur, wann d'Firma net an der Kategorie 1, 2 oder 5 (PIB 1.3.3) ass.
  • Mandatory Authorised Individuals: Senior Executive Officer, Finance Officer, Compliance Officer and MLRO (GEN 7.5.1); SEO, Compliance Officer and MLRO must be UAE resident (GEN 7.5.2)
  • Retail Client endorsement carries an extra USD 20,000 application fee (FER 2.1.6)
Sources(4)
  1. DFSA Rulebook PIB 1.3.3: Category 3A · checked 2026-10-07
  2. DFSA Rulebook PIB 3.6.2: Base Capital Requirement by Category · checked 2026-10-07
  3. DFSA Rulebook FER 2.1.1: Application fees for a Licence · checked 2026-10-07
  4. DFSA Rulebook Fees Module (FER) VER34/01-26 (PDF) · checked 2026-10-07
Investitioun

Licence for Managing Assets or Managing a Collective Investment Fund (Category 3C)

Minimum KapitalUS$ 140k
LëtzebuergNot for Sale
Lëtzebuergesch SproochDFSA

D'Kategorie 3C Basiskapital ass 500.000 US-Dollar, awer 140.000 US-Dollar wann d'Firma just Verméigen oder ëffentlech oder Kredittfonds verwaltet, an 40.000 US-Dollar wann se nëmmen aner Fonds verwalt (PIB 3.6.2).

Gesetz
DFSA Rulebook PIB 1.3.5; PIB 3.6.2
Gebühren
Application fee USD 25,000 for Managing Assets; USD 10,000 for managing Public or Credit Funds; USD 5,000 for Qualified Investor Funds only; USD 2,000 for Venture Capital Funds only (FER 2.1.1).
Passeport
Pass DFSA D'Finanzplaz ass eng Plaz an der Stad oder am Land wou Finanzservicer ugebuede ginn.
Place-noms
  • D'Kategorie 3C deckt och d'Verwaltung vun anere wéi fir e Fonds, Trustee-Servicer fir Express Trusts an d'Ausgabe vu gelagerte Wäert (PIB 1.3.5) of.
  • Mandatory Authorised Individuals: Senior Executive Officer, Finance Officer, Compliance Officer and MLRO (GEN 7.5.1); SEO, Compliance Officer and MLRO must be UAE resident (GEN 7.5.2)
  • Expenditure-based capital minimum also applies (PIB 3.7)
Sources(3)
  1. DFSA Rulebook PIB 1.3.5: Category 3C · checked 2026-10-07
  2. DFSA Rulebook PIB 3.6.2: Base Capital Requirement by Category · checked 2026-10-07
  3. DFSA Rulebook FER 2.1.1: Application fees for a Licence · checked 2026-10-07
Esch-Uelzecht

D'Kategorie 3c (Spill) ass eng Kategorie am Spill.

Minimum KapitalUS$ 500k
LëtzebuergNot for Sale
Lëtzebuergesch SproochDFSA

USD 500,000 Category 3C Base Capital Requirement (PIB 3.6.2), with a Stored Value Capital Requirement of 3% of average daily outstanding Stored Value over the previous six months (PIB 3.8A.2)

Gesetz
DFSA Rulebook PIB 1.3.5(a)(vi); PIB 3.6.2; PIB 3.8A (Stored Value Capital Requirement)
Gebühren
Application fee USD 25,000 for Providing Money Services where the firm issues Stored Value (FER 2.1.1).
Passeport
Pass DFSA D'Finanzplaz ass eng Plaz an der Stad oder am Land wou Finanzservicer ugebuede ginn.
Place-noms
  • Firm issuing Stored Value is in Category 3C (PIB 1.3.5)
  • Stored Value Capital Requirement of 3% of average outstanding Stored Value (PIB 3.8A.2)
  • Mandatory Authorised Individuals: Senior Executive Officer, Finance Officer, Compliance Officer and MLRO (GEN 7.5.1); SEO, Compliance Officer and MLRO must be UAE resident (GEN 7.5.2)
Sources(4)
  1. DFSA Rulebook PIB 1.3.5: Category 3C · checked 2026-10-07
  2. DFSA Rulebook PIB 3.6.2: Base Capital Requirement by Category · checked 2026-10-07
  3. DFSA Rulebook PIB 3.8A.2: Calculation of Stored Value Capital Requirement · checked 2026-10-07
  4. DFSA Rulebook FER 2.1.1: Application fees for a Licence · checked 2026-10-07
Bezuelserviceprovider (PSP)

Providing Money Services (payment accounts, payment transactions, payment instruments: Category 3D; Money Transmission only: Category 4)

Minimum KapitalUS$ 200k
LëtzebuergNot for Sale
Lëtzebuergesch SproochDFSA

USD 200,000 for Category 3D payment services firms; USD 140,000 for Category 4 firms providing Money Transmission (PIB 3.6.2)

Gesetz
DFSA Rulebook PIB 1.3.5A and 1.3.6; PIB 3.6.2
Gebühren
Application fee USD 15,000 for Providing Money Services that do not involve Stored Value and are not only Money Transmission; USD 10,000 for Money Transmission only (FER 2.1.1).
Passeport
Pass DFSA D'Finanzplaz ass eng Plaz an der Stad oder am Land wou Finanzservicer ugebuede ginn.
Place-noms
  • D'Kategorie 3D: bitt oder bedreift en Zahlungskonto, féiert Transaktiounen op dem Kont vun enger anerer Persoun aus, oder gëtt e Bezuelinstrument aus (PIB 1.3.5A).
  • D'Kategorie 4 ass déi eenzeg, an där de Geldtransfer (PIB 1.3.6) gemaach gëtt.
  • D'Resultat ass d'Resultat vun der Transaktioun, also d'Resultat vum Handel. Transaktiounsbaséiert Kapitalfuerderungen gëllen och (PIB 3.8B, 3.8C).
  • Mandatory Authorised Individuals: Senior Executive Officer, Finance Officer, Compliance Officer and MLRO (GEN 7.5.1); SEO, Compliance Officer and MLRO must be UAE resident (GEN 7.5.2)
Sources(4)
  1. DFSA Rulebook PIB 1.3.5A: Category 3D · checked 2026-10-07
  2. DFSA Rulebook PIB 1.3.6: Category 4 · checked 2026-10-07
  3. DFSA Rulebook PIB 3.6.2: Base Capital Requirement by Category · checked 2026-10-07
  4. DFSA Rulebook FER 2.1.1: Application fees for a Licence · checked 2026-10-07
Virtuellen Asset Service Provider (VASP)

D'Lëscht vun de lëtzebuergesche Kënschtler (DFSA Lëscht vu lëtzebuergesche Kënschtler

Minimum KapitalDepends on the activity's prudential category: e.g. USD 2 million for Dealing as Principal (Category 2), USD 200,000 for Dealing as Agent or operating an ATS (Category 3A), USD 1 million where the only service is Providing Custody of Crypto Assets (Category 3B) (PIB 3.6.2)
LëtzebuergNot for Sale
Lëtzebuergesch SproochDFSA

De Präis hänkt vun der Aktivitéitskategorie of: z. USD 2 million for Dealing as Principal (Category 2), USD 200,000 for Dealing as Agent or operating an ATS (Category 3A), USD 1 million where the only service is Providing Custody of Crypto Assets (Category 3B) (PIB 3.6.2)

Gesetz
DFSA Rulebook GEN 3A (Crypto Tokens), in particular GEN 3A.2.1 and 3A.2.2; PIB 3.6.2
Gebühren
D'Applikatiounsgebühr fir den ënnerleiende Finanzservice (FER 2.1.1); en ATS Handel Crypto Tokens bezilt eng zousätzlech USD 150,000 (FER 2.1.5); d'Joresgebühr fir Dealing als Principal déi Crypto Tokens bedeckt ass USD 70,000 (FER 3.2.1). Variéieren eng existent Lizenz fir Crypto Tokens ze addéieren kascht USD 10,000 bis 40,000 ofhängeg vun der Aktivitéit (FER 2.2.6).
Passeport
Pass DFSA D'Finanzplaz ass eng Plaz an der Stad oder am Land wou Finanzservicer ugebuede ginn.
Place-noms
  • From 12 January 2026 the firm itself must assess and document that each Crypto Token is suitable before using it; Fiat Crypto Tokens must be assessed as suitable by the DFSA (GEN 3A.2.1)
  • Privacy Tokens and Privacy Devices are prohibited (GEN 3A.2.2)
  • Funds investing in unsuitable Crypto Tokens are prohibited (GEN 3A.2.1(1)(d))
  • Mandatory Authorised Individuals: Senior Executive Officer, Finance Officer, Compliance Officer and MLRO (GEN 7.5.1); SEO, Compliance Officer and MLRO must be UAE resident (GEN 7.5.2)
Sources(5)
  1. DFSA Rulebook GEN 3A.2.1: Only suitable Crypto Tokens to be used in the DIFC · checked 2026-10-07
  2. DFSA Rulebook GEN 3A.2.1A Guidance · checked 2026-10-07
  3. DFSA Rulebook GEN 3A.2.2: Privacy Tokens and Devices prohibited · checked 2026-10-07
  4. DFSA Rulebook PIB 3.6.2: Base Capital Requirement by Category · checked 2026-10-07
  5. DFSA Rulebook Fees Module (FER) VER34/01-26 (PDF) · checked 2026-10-07
Supervisoren

Who's Who

  • Websäit vun der Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) · WebsäitBanken, Finanzinstituter, Investitiounsfirmen, Versécherungsgesellschaften, Fonds de placement an d'Finanzplaze sinn dobäi ënnerschiddlech.

DIFC firms are licensed by the DFSA, not the Central Bank of the UAE; D'Aarbecht vun der Bundesregierung gëtt duerch d'Bundesregierung geleet. DFSA prudential category is driven by the highest-risk activity on the Licence (PIB 1.3). Since 12 January 2026 the DFSA no longer keeps a list of Recognised Crypto Tokens: firms assess suitability themselves (GEN 3A.2.1, amended by RMI423/2025). The DFSA does not publish a statutory licensing timeline that we could verify, so timeline_months is null throughout. dfsa.ae Säiten goufen fir eise Fetcher blockéiert; all DFSA figures come from the DFSA Rulebook site (dfsaen.thomsonreuters.com), which is the DFSA's official rulebook. D'Spill ass no dem Online-Spill Game of Thrones entwéckelt ginn. De Präis ass an US-Dollar. the UAE dirham (AED) is the national currency but DIFC Banks may not take dirham deposits (COB 4.2.1).

Informatiounssäit

Vereenegt Arabesch Emirater

Lëscht vun de Staaten op der Welt
Lëscht vun de Vereenten Arabeschen Emirater D'Buerg
Natierlech Grenzen vun der Äerd. D'Kaart ass indicativ.
Stad Lëtzebuerg
Den Haaptuert ass Dubois (Departement Doubs).
Kapital
D'Buerg
Groß-Biberach
Dudelange
Lëtzebuerg
83.600 km²
Offiziell Sprooch
Lëtzebuerger Sprooch
Lëtzebuerg
UTC+04:00

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Grondlag vun der Geschicht.

  • China
  • Indien
  • Japan
  • Irak
  • Thailand
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Lännerinformatiounen iwwerpréift den 9. Oktober 2026. Lizenzdaten aktualiséiert den 7. Oktober 2026. Nëmme fir Informatiounszwecker, net als juristesche Virschlag; Ufuerderunge änneren. Regulatoresch Notiz.