Dubai continues to enhance its position as a global center for digital economy

His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Governor of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, met in the office of His Highness, the President and CEO of Operations at the International Cribo.com Company specialized in digital asset services and financial technologies, Eric Anzani.

The meeting dealt with ways to enhance cooperation in the fields of digital economy, Blockchain technology and the circulation of encrypted assets, in light of the growing role of the Emirate of Dubai as a global center leading to financial innovation and digital transformation, and within the framework of Dubai’s vision to be a global capital of the digital economy, according to the targets of its economic agenda.

His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum stressed that Dubai continues to enhance its position as a global center for the digital economy, by developing an advanced organizational environment that supports innovation in the digital assets sector and the “Blockchain” technologies, in a manner that ensures the growth of business projects in this field.

His Highness also affirmed Dubai’s keenness to accelerate digital transformation and adopt the latest financial technologies, in line with the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33), aimed at generating a new economic value, with an average of 100 billion dirhams annually from the digital transformation towards the new economy.

His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said, in a post on his account on the X platform, yesterday: “I met Eric Anziani, President and CEO of Operations at (Crypto.com) International Company, and we discussed ways to enhance cooperation in the areas of digital assets and advanced financial technologies.”

His Highness added: «Dubai continues today to enhance its position as a leading global center in the digital economy, by developing an advanced organizational environment that supports innovation in the digital assets sector and blockchain technologies, and accelerating the pace to achieve its vision according to the targets of its economic agenda (D33), and ensuring that its future leadership is achieved in all economic fields.

For his part, Eric Anziani expressed his happiness at the meeting of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, praising the ambitious steps taken by Dubai to develop digital infrastructure, and to develop advanced organizational frameworks that stimulate innovation in the digital assets sector, stressing the commitment of “Crypto.com” to expand its work and enhance its partnerships in the UAE and the region.

The company “Crypto.com” is one of the most prominent digital asset trading companies in the world, and provides various services that include cryptocurrency trading, digital portfolios, and digital -backed payment cards, and serves more than 80 million users around the world. The company also has an active presence in Dubai, and it works within the organizational frameworks of the Dubai Authority to regulate virtual assets.

The meeting was attended by the Chairman of the Board of Dubai, Eng. Sultan bin Saeed Al -Mansoori, the Secretary -General of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, Abdullah Al -Basti, and the Director General of the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai, Hilal Saeed Al -Marri.