Dubai Financial Market chief Essa Kazim appointed as DIFC governor | The National

Dubai Financial Market chief Essa Kazim appointed as DIFC governor | The National:

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Essa Kazim has been appointed as the governor of the
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Paulo Vecina/The National
 

Essa Kazim, the chief executive of the Dubai Financial Market, was yesterday appointed as the governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

Starting on January 1, he will replace Abdullah Saleh as the governor of the emirate’s financial free zone.

“This step falls within Dubai’s keenness to continue to bring fresh blood into Dubai’s system by making way for more exceptional and visionary national competencies that have proved their professional worth,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President of the UAEand Ruler of Dubai, was quoted as saying by the state news agency Wam.

Mr Kazim is also the chief executive of Borse Dubai, the holding company for the DFM and Nasdaq Dubai. The DFM General Index rose 0.5 per cent yesterday to close at 2,681.47 points."

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