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==Art Galleries==
==Art Galleries==


Dubai International Financial Center is also home to a host of Art Galleries which showcase both local and international Art. This list of Galleries located here is as follows<ref>http://www.difc.ae/community-blog/difc-galleries-night</ref>:
Dubai International Financial Center is also home to a host of Art Galleries which showcase both local and international Art. This list of Galleries located here is as follows<ref>http://www.difc.ae/community-blog/difc-galleries-night</ref><ref>http://difc.ae/art-culture-0</ref>:


{| class="wikitable"
# Art Dubai
|-
# ARTSPACE
# Ayyam Gallery
! S.No !! Gallery !! Location
|-
# Christie's
| 1 || Art Dubai || Gate Village 01
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# Cuadro Fine Art Gallery
|-
# Opera Gallery
| 2 || ARTSPACE || Gate Village 03
⚫
# The Empty Quarter
|-
⚫
# The Farjam Collection
# XVA Gallery
| 3 || Ayyam Gallery || Gate Village 03
|-

| 4 || Christies || Gate Village 05
All the galleries are located in the Gate Village<ref>http://difc.ae/art-culture-0</ref>
|-
⚫
| 5 || Cuadro Fine Art Gallery || Gate Village 10
|-
| 6 || Opera Gallery || Gate Village 03
|-
⚫
| 7 || The Empty Quarter || Gate Village 02
|-
⚫
| 8 || The Farjam Collection || Gate Village 04
|-
| 9 || XVA Gallery || Gate Village 07
|}


==Restaurants & Cafes==
==Restaurants & Cafes==

Revision as of 13:06, 13 October 2011

Dubai International Financial Centre
IndustryBanking, Financial Services
Founded2002[1], operations started 2004[2]
HeadquartersDubai, United Arab Emirates
Key people
H.E. Abdullah Mohammed Saleh Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum
Websitehttp://difc.ae/

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is a near-shore financial hub for the or Middle East and North Africa (MENA) containing a capital market designated as a financial free zone in Dubai. The centre was designed by Eric Kuhne. It was established to create an environment for growth, progress and economic development in the United Arab Emirates and the wider region by providing the needed legal and business as well as physical infrastructure benchmarked against international standards.

Independent Jurisdiction

The DIFC is an independent jurisdiction under the UAE Constitution, and has its own independent civil and commercial laws, which are written in English and which default to English law. It also has its own courts, with judges taken from the common law world including England, Singapore and Hong Kong. The DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre is an independent centre of international arbitration that uses rules modeled on the London Centre of International Arbitration.

Role as an International Financial Centre

License applications are considered from financial institutions in the sectors. Each of these units offer benefits such as zero tax rate on income and profits, 100 percent foreign ownership, no restrictions on foreign exchange or capital/profit repatriation, operational support and business continuity facilities.

One of the key subsidiaries of the centre is NASDAQ Dubai (Formerly Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX)).

Center of Excellence

The DIFC Center of Excellence was setup in 2009[3], it is a resource center that possesses basic infrastructure required by educational institutes to function. The center comprises of 21 seminar rooms, 3 lecture rooms, 2 lecture theaters, a computer lab and library.[4].

The list of Educational Institutes which operate from these facilities is as follows[5]:

  1. London Business School
  2. Cass Business School
  3. The Queens School of Business
  4. Chartered Institute for Investments and Securities
  5. School of Oriental and African Studies
  6. Duke Fuqua School of Business
  7. The Schulich School of Business
  8. Phoenix Financial Training

In addition to the above listed organizations, The Center is also partnered with the following[6]:

  1. International Bar Association
  2. International Compliance Association
  3. Thomsun Reuters
  4. Dubai Private Equity Network
  5. Amanie Islamic Finance Consultancy and Education

Hotels

The Dubai International Financial Center complex has 1 hotel, the Ritz Carlton DIFC[7]. The hotel was announced and construction was started in the year 2006[8], It was designed by architects Gensler[9]. Paris based construction firm Bouygues[10] built the hotel for developers Union Properties[11]. The hotel was scheduled to open in the year 2008[12], however the hotel began operations in January 2011[13].

The 5 star[14] property is located adjacent to the Gate Precinct within the Gate Boulevard district near the Gate Building.It is 14 stories tall and consists of 341 rooms plus 124 serviced apartments, 3 fine dining restaurants 2 lounges and a 1400 square meter ballroom[15]. The hotel covers an area of 2000 square meters[16].

The developers of the hotel, Union Properties, sold it in November 2010 for AED 1.1 Billion in order to reduce debt.[17]

The hotel has a 4.5/5 rating on Tripadvisor[18]

Art Galleries

Dubai International Financial Center is also home to a host of Art Galleries which showcase both local and international Art. This list of Galleries located here is as follows[19][20]:

S.No Gallery Location
1 Art Dubai Gate Village 01
2 ARTSPACE Gate Village 03
3 Ayyam Gallery Gate Village 03
4 Christies Gate Village 05
5 Cuadro Fine Art Gallery Gate Village 10
6 Opera Gallery Gate Village 03
7 The Empty Quarter Gate Village 02
8 The Farjam Collection Gate Village 04
9 XVA Gallery Gate Village 07

Restaurants & Cafes

There is a variety of 41 cafes and restaurants located in this area featuring local and international chains, the selection of eateries includes everything from fast food outlets to fine dining options,in addition to this a vast number of cuisines are available here.[21]

The list of outlets along with their cuisine and exact location in the area is as follows[22]:

S.No. Outlet Location Cuisine
1 Al Mandaloun The Balcony 03 Lebanese
2 Au Bon Pain The Balcony 02 Cafe
3 Auntie Anne's Marble Walk Cafe
4 Blue Rain Ritz Carlton Thai
5 Cafe Bateel The Balcony 02 Cafe
6 Cafe Florian Gate Village 06 Cafe
7 Cafe Nero The Balcony 02 Cafe
8 Can Can Brasserie Ritz Carlton French
9 Can Can Cafe Rtiz Carlton Cafe
10 Caramel Lounge The Balcony 03 International
11 Caribou Coffee Marble Walk Cafe
12 Center Cut Steak House Ritz Carlton Australian
13 Costa Coffee The Balcony 02 Cafe
14 Debauve & Gallais Marble Walk Chocolatier
15 Dome Cafe The Balcony 05 Cafe
16 Freshii Marble Walk International
17 Gazebo Marble Walk Indian
18 Gloria Jeans Marble Walk Cafe
19 Gourmet Burger Kitchen Marble Walk American
20 Joga Juice The Balcony 03 Juice Bar
21 Kitsch Cupcakes Marble Walk Cupcakes
22 La Petite Maison Gate Village 08 French
23 Lobby Lounge & Terrace Ritz Carlton Cafe
24 Mado Marble Walk Cafe
25 MORE The Balcony 04 Cafe
26 No. 5 Lounge & Bar Ritz Carlton Bar
27 Pinkberry Marble Walk Yogurt
28 Potbelly Marble Walk Sandwiches
29 Robertos Ristorante Gate Village 01 Italian
30 Royal China The Balcony 04 Chinese
31 Sana Bonta Marble Walk Italian
32 Starbucks The Balcony 05 Cafe
33 Subway Marble Walk Sandwiches
34 The Gramercy The Balcony 03 Bar
35 The Lunch Box Marble Walk Cafe
36 The Noodle House Marble Walk Asian
37 u fuel Gate Village 05
38 Xqueezit Precinct Building 2 Juice Bar
39 Yo Sushi The Balcony 03 Japanese
40 Zuma Gate Village 06 Japanese
41 1762 Appetite The Balcony 05 Cafe

References

  1. ^ http://www.ameinfo.com/6543.html
  2. ^ http://www.ameinfo.com/45594.html
  3. ^ http://www.ameinfo.com/216378.html
  4. ^ http://www.difc-coe.ae/facilities/
  5. ^ http://www.difc-coe.ae/partners/
  6. ^ http://www.difc-coe.ae/partners/
  7. ^ http://www.ameinfo.com/258688.html
  8. ^ http://www.arabianbusiness.com/bouygues-hits-dubai-with-ritz-carlton-job-63269.html
  9. ^ http://www.ameinfo.com/248356.html
  10. ^ http://www.arabianbusiness.com/bouygues-hits-dubai-with-ritz-carlton-job-63269.html
  11. ^ http://www.arabianbusiness.com/bouygues-hits-dubai-with-ritz-carlton-job-63269.html
  12. ^ http://www.arabianbusiness.com/ritz-carlton-heads-for-difc-144201.html
  13. ^ http://corporate.ritzcarlton.com/en/Press/Properties/DubaiIfc/Releases/new_ritzcarlton_open_january.htm
  14. ^ http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g295424-d1945968-Reviews-The_Ritz_Carlton_Dubai_International_Financial_Centre-Dubai.html
  15. ^ http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/DubaiIfc/Information/Default.htm
  16. ^ http://www.ameinfo.com/248356.html
  17. ^ http://www.ameinfo.com/248356.html
  18. ^ http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g295424-d1945968-Reviews-The_Ritz_Carlton_Dubai_International_Financial_Centre-Dubai.html
  19. ^ http://www.difc.ae/community-blog/difc-galleries-night
  20. ^ http://difc.ae/art-culture-0
  21. ^ http://www.difc.ae/caf%C3%A9s-restaurants
  22. ^ http://www.menupages.ae/listing.aspx?Area=DIFC&front=location&locationid=25

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