The Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) is their neutral meeting ground, offering a one-stop shop for legal, financial, accounting and other services.

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"Asia is just as it is here, " Al Ansari says from his office at the Dubai International Financial Center, home to the city's ever ripening stock exchange.

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The state-owned Dubai International Financial Center is headed by the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

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