<figure><img src="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/io.JzNq7CEuI/v8/-1x-1.png"><figcaption><div><p>Source: Bloomberg, 0:00</p></div><div></div></figcaption></figure><p>The United Arab Emirates&#x2019; twin hubs of Dubai and Abu Dhabi have transformed themselves into global financial centres built on a bedrock of safety, stability and proximity to deep pools of capital. Bloomberg&#x2019;s Abeer Abu Omar joins Stephen to explain why Iran&#x2019;s attacks, which saw missiles fired at the emirates, have come as a jarring reminder of their geography.</p>

The United Arab Emirates’ twin hubs of Dubai and Abu Dhabi have transformed themselves into global financial centres built on a bedrock of safety, stability and proximity to deep pools of capital. Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar joins Stephen to explain why Iran’s attacks, which saw missiles fired at the emirates, have come as a jarring reminder of their geography. 

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