Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Abu Dhabi’s international financial centre, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Futian District People’s Government of Shenzhen, deepening economic and financial ties between Abu Dhabi and one of China’s foremost financial and innovation centres.
The agreement creates a formal framework for collaboration across financial services, innovation, and talent development, as well as wider economic, cultural and educational exchanges between the two jurisdictions.
A central focus of the partnership will be advancing dialogue around financial innovation, artificial intelligence (AI) in finance, and international investment structures, including Qualified Foreign Limited Partner (QFLP) frameworks. The two parties will also work to facilitate greater cross-border engagement between their respective business and financial communities.
To support this, ADGM and Futian District will jointly organise roundtables, conferences and business forums aimed at bringing together regulators, investors and industry stakeholders to exchange expertise and explore new avenues for investment and partnership.
Futian District serves as Shenzhen’s central urban and financial hub, playing a key role in the development of the Greater Bay Area as a global centre for finance, commerce and innovation. ADGM, meanwhile, functions as a gateway for international capital, offering businesses access to high-growth markets across the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
The MoU will also see both parties encouraging public and private sector representatives to participate in official delegations and events, further strengthening institutional links between the UAE and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
The agreement was signed by Mr Deng Jun, director of the General Office of Futian District People’s Government of Shenzhen, and ADGM Registration Authority CEO Rashed Al Blooshi.
ADGM Registration Authority CEO Rashed Al Blooshi said, “This collaboration with Futian District marks an important step in further strengthening ADGM’s international partnerships and deepening connectivity between Abu Dhabi and key global financial hubs. By fostering knowledge exchange and collaboration across areas such as financial innovation, talent development, and investment structures, we are creating new pathways for capital, ideas, and opportunity to flow between our markets. This agreement reflects ADGM’s continued commitment to enabling sustainable growth, supporting cross-border investment, and advancing Abu Dhabi’s position as a leading global financial centre.”
Mr Deng Jun said, “In the context of jointly building a community with a shared future for mankind, there is immense potential for international economic and trade cooperation as well as people-to-people exchanges. The signing of the MoU between Futian District and ADGM marks a further step toward practical cooperation between the two sides. We have reached a consensus to take a regular communication mechanism as a key lever, to facilitate the swift implementation of short-term and medium-term cooperation projects, and to jointly achieve greater progress.”
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