迪拜国际金融中心（Dubai International Financial Center，DIFC）于2004年9月创立，占地110英亩的自由贸易区，主要服务西欧和东亚之间的企业，内设迪拜国际金融交易中心。由于盛产石油，近年油价上升使迪拜周边的阿拉伯国家手中积累了巨额油元，加上911事件后，美国和其他西方国家加强了查禁恐怖资金力度，导致阿拉伯商人普遍担心其海外资金被怀疑与恐怖活动有关而遭到没收。因此，使迪拜国际金融中心近年来发展的速度非常快。

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is a federal financial free zone situated in the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The DIFC was established pursuant to UAE Federal Decree No. 35 of 2004, UAE Federal Law No. 8 of 2004 and Dubai Law No. 12 of 2004. The DIFC occupies a physical territory of approximately 110 acres. It has its own legal system and courts distinct from those of the wider UAE, with jurisdiction over corporate, commercial, civil, employment, trusts and securities law matters.