Vision
Dubai Group aims to bridge the east and the west by expediting shifts in capital flows and acting as a catalyst for the development of global capital markets.
Mission
Dubai Group is dedicated to become a world class competitive diversified financial company, aiming to maximise wealth as well as creating a global footprint within each industry of focus. Our corporate culture is aligned with the Dubai model built on loyalty, integrity and innovation.
By being a forerunner in the development of Dubai’s financial industry, Dubai Group plays a pivotal role in the realisation of the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015, which is to steer the Emirate to the next level of growth, development and excellence.
Dubai Group was first established in 2000 under the name The Investment Office. In 2004, in keeping with the company’s strategy to raise its profile and expand its investment activities, it was renamed Dubai Investment Group. Shortly after, in January 2007, following its accelerated growth and expansion curve, the company was restructured and re-branded as Dubai Group.
The ever-expanding portfolio of Dubai Group currently includes a diverse group of six companies, each with a specific sector and geographic area of operation as its focal point.
Dubai Group is headquartered in Dubai, with offices in London, New York, Pittsburgh, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, the Group’s areas of operation span the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region, the European Union (EU), North America, Asia and the CIS countries.
Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, Dubai Group has business interests in 26 countries, with 1000 branches employing 16,000 individuals and serving over four million customers around the world.
Spearheaded by the Executive Chairman of Dubai Group, Soud Ba’alawy and the CEO of Dubai Group, Tom Volpe, strengthened by a team of some the industry’s finest minds, and driven by its global strategy, Dubai Group creates and manages a diverse selection of direct and indirect investments in different parts of the world.
The Group’s rapidly expanding portfolio currently includes:
Middle East & North Africa - Al Salam Bank
- Bank Muscat
- Borse Dubai
- Dubai Bank
- EFG-Hermes
- Emirates Cement Company
- Global Investment House
- National Bonds
- Oman National Investment Holding Co
- Qatar Investment Authority joint venture
- TAIB Bank
- Tamweel
- Tunisie Telecom
- A greenfield general insurance company
| Asia - Bank Islam
- Bharat Hotels
- Bolton Bhd
- Guocoland
- Sing Holdings
- Sun Hung Kai Financial
- Time Broad Band Television
- Vietnam Asset Management
- A joint venture with Adventity BPO India Pvt Ltd.
- GBD Investment Limited
- Chiranjjeevi Wind Energy
- ACR ReTakaful Holding
North America - A Massachusetts portfolio
- Essex House
Europe - GO plc
- Marfin Investment Group
- Marfin Popular Bank
- Märkisches Zentrum & Hansecenter Shopping Centres
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Dubai Group is a founding member of the US-UAE Business Council