The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development finances investments worth 562 million dirhams in beneficiary countries during 2025

The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development contributed strategic investments worth 562 million dirhams during the year 2025, targeting vital sectors that included health services, education, food security and the economy, thus enhancing its development impact and supporting sustainable development efforts in the beneficiary countries.

The investments included six specific projects in India, Vietnam, Uzbekistan and Indonesia, which contributed to improving the quality of basic services, enhancing job opportunities, and supporting sustainable economic and social growth. These investments are also consistent with the objectives of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development 2030 strategy, which is based on maximizing the development impact in the beneficiary communities.

These investments contribute to achieving a tangible sustainable impact by providing health services to more than two million beneficiaries annually, providing exemplary education to more than 34,000 male and female students, and supporting more than 10,000 job opportunities in basic sectors.

Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, said: “These investments embody the Fund’s approach to employing capital to support projects with a sustainable development impact, in a way that supports the efforts of the beneficiary countries in enhancing the resilience of their economies and achieving the goals of social prosperity. Through investment, we are keen to support the main sectors that represent a fundamental pillar for achieving people’s well-being, and to promote effective partnerships that create added value to the lives of communities in the long term.”
The healthcare sector accounted for the largest share of the fund’s investment activity during the year 2025, as part of its commitment to support the development of health infrastructure and enhance access to specialized medical services in emerging markets.
In Vietnam, the fund invested in SIS Hospital, which specializes in the treatment of strokes and cardiovascular diseases, and which serves more than 17 million people in the Mekong Delta and neighboring regions. Since its establishment, the hospital has contributed to empowering the specialized and emergency health system, in addition to implementing therapeutic assistance programs that benefited more than 1,300 patients with limited income.

The fund also invested in Tam Tri Medical Group, one of the largest private health services networks in Vietnam, which provided its services to more than one million patients during 2025 through a network of seven hospitals. The group plays a pivotal role in enhancing access to medical services at affordable prices, especially in remote cities and communities, thus reducing pressure on the government health system.

In the education sector, the Fund’s investment in Phase Education, a regional platform for basic and secondary education (K-12) operating in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, contributes to expanding access to quality education, as the institution serves more than 34,000 students across 31 educational campuses.

In the context of supporting food security and enhancing the resilience of supply chains, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, through its investment arm in Uzbekistan, Abu Dhabi Uzbek Investment Company (ADUI), invested in the leading food retail chain “Korzinka”, which contributes to developing the food distribution system and providing basic products at affordable prices throughout Uzbekistan.

The company currently employs more than 10,000 people, and continues to expand its operations by developing one of the largest logistics facilities and distribution centers in the Central Asia region, which enhances the efficiency of supply chains and supports local economic growth. These investments reflect the commitment of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development to implement its 2030 strategy by employing development investment as an effective tool to support service systems and stimulate economic growth in the beneficiary countries, thus enhancing its role as a reliable development partner and contributing to achieving a sustainable economic and social impact in the long term.