So says Dr Omar bin Sulaiman, director general of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), which owns the exchange.
Dubai is no stranger to ambitious projects. In an interview with The Banker, Dr Omar outlines the strategy not only behind the exchange but also behind the various sectors that he describes as Dubai’s ‘cluster economy’ concept. Inspired in part by Harvard business guru Michael Porter, Dubai, under crown prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, has embarked on a diversified strategy incorporating a number of business clusters that act as hubs for the region.
