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Abu Dhabi says law, not just tax, is drawing in City firms

Push to up revenue from financial and professional services has included putting the emirate's financial district on a common legal footing

International legal frameworks have helped offer firms consistency, ADGM's market development boss says
International legal frameworks have helped offer firms consistency, ADGM's market development boss says

Abu Dhabi has been able to attract prominent UK firms in recent years, and tax benefits are not the only reason, according to its financial centre's chief of market development Arvind Ramamurthy.

Ramamurthy said legal conventions in the Abu Dhabi Global Market give it a competitive advantage over others in the region.

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