OUR CAPITAL · ABU DHABI

Ecosystem Directory

AED 1.2T
GDP · SCAD 2024
54.7% non-oil: your sector does not ride the oil cycle.
AA
SOVEREIGN RATING · S&P 2026
Stable outlook, reaffirmed March 2026, on a deep sovereign balance sheet.
0%
PERSONAL INCOME TAX · UAE MOF
Salaries, dividends and gains are untaxed personally.
#1
SAFEST CITY · NUMBEO 2026
Ten consecutive years at the top of the index.
2B+
CONSUMERS WITHIN REACH
GCC, India, Africa and Asia within an eight-hour flight.
4.14M
POPULATION · SCAD 2024
Young, growing and home to 200+ nationalities.
SECTOR
SORT
ENTITY
TYPE
SECTOR
LOCATION
FOUNDED
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB)
Bank · ADX
Financial Services
Abu Dhabi
1985
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)
Financial Centre
Financial Services
Al Maryah Island
2015
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)
Sovereign Wealth
Financial Services
Corniche
1976
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)
Islamic Bank · ADX
Financial Services
Abu Dhabi
1997
AD Ports Group
Ports · ADX
Logistics & Trade
Khalifa Port
2006
ADAFSA
Food Safety Auth.
Agri-tech & Food
Abu Dhabi
2005
ADNOC
Integrated Energy
Clean Energy
Corniche
1971
ADQ
Holding Company
Financial Services
Al Maryah Island
2018
Agthia Group
AgriFood · ADX
Agri-tech & Food
Abu Dhabi
2004
Aldar Properties
Real Estate · ADX
Financial Services
Yas Island
2004
Borouge
Petrochemicals · ADX
Clean Energy
Ruwais
1998
Core42
Sovereign AI Cloud
Technology & AI
Masdar City
2024
DCT Abu Dhabi
Tourism Authority
Tourism & Culture
Abu Dhabi
2018
e& (Etisalat Group)
Telecom Group · ADX
Technology & AI
Abu Dhabi
1976
EDGE Group
Defense Prime
Advanced Manufacturing
Abu Dhabi
2019
Etihad Airways
Flag Carrier
Logistics & Trade
Zayed International Airport
2003
Etihad Rail
Rail Network
Logistics & Trade
Abu Dhabi
2009
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
Bank · ADX
Financial Services
Khalifa Business Park
2017
G42
AI · Technology
Technology & AI
Masdar City
2018
Hub71
Startup Ecosystem
Technology & AI
ADGM
2019
International Holding Company (IHC)
Conglomerate · ADX
Financial Services
Abu Dhabi
1999
M42
Integrated Health
Life Sciences
Masdar City
2023
Masdar
Clean Energy
Clean Energy
Masdar City
2006
MBZUAI
AI University
Technology & AI
Masdar City
2019
Mubadala Investment Company
Sovereign Investor
Financial Services
Al Maryah Island
2002
Multiply Group
Holding · ADX
Financial Services
Abu Dhabi
2005
Presight AI
AI Analytics · ADX
Technology & AI
Abu Dhabi
2020
PureHealth
Healthcare · ADX
Life Sciences
Saadiyat Island
2016
Q Holding
Holding · ADX
Financial Services
Abu Dhabi
2017
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC)
Tertiary Hospital
Life Sciences
Abu Dhabi
2019
Strata Manufacturing
Aerospace · Mubadala
Advanced Manufacturing
Al Ain
2010
TAQA
Utilities · ADX
Clean Energy
Abu Dhabi
2005
Technology Innovation Institute (TII)
R&D · Falcon LLM
Technology & AI
Masdar City
2020
Yahsat (Space42)
Satellite · ADX
Technology & AI
Abu Dhabi
2007