World Alliance of International Financial Centers (WAIFC) Information

In an era of breakthrough technologies and rapid social change, Financial Centers are key to sustaining economic growth. Thus, the World Alliance of International Financial Centers (WAIFC) creates a transparent network that facilitates cooperation and sharing of best practices to further the understanding of the importance of international financial centers for national and international economies as well as social development. WAIFC is project-driven, and each project is sponsored by one or more financial centers. The value of WAIFC is in the success of those projects. Members (as of December 2023): 1. Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) 2. Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) 3. Busan Finance Center 4. Capital Market Authority (CMA) Oman 5. Casablanca Finance City Authority (CFCA) 6. Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) 7. EDB Mauritius 8. EnterpriseNGR, Lagos 9. FinanceMalta 10. FinCity.Tokyo 11. Frankfurt Main Finance 12. Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) 13. Jersey Finance 14. Luxembourg for Finance (LFF) 15. Paris Europlace 16. Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) 17. Rwanda Finance 18. Stuttgart Financial 19. TheCityUK Moscow International Financial Center's membership has been suspended since March 2022. Observers (as of December 2023): 1. Berlin Finance Initiative 2. Camara de Comercio de Bogotá 3. City of Boston 4. Connecticut Hedge Fund Association 5. Eastern Economic Corridor Office, Bangkok 6. Finance Montreal 7. Greater New York Chamber of Commerce 8. Lujiazui Financial City, Shanghai 9. Strategic Reforms Agency Uzbekistan 10. Two Rivers International Finance & Innovation Center, Nairobi 11. World Business Chicago