Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Appoints U.S. Representatives to Support Businesses Expanding Into the Middle East and North Africa March 16, 2021 GMT NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 16, 2021-- Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the award-winning international financial center (IFC), is excited to announce its partnership with OCO Global, a global trade and investment advisory firm with offices in New York and California, to provide in-market support to American businesses looking to access the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) market. ADGM is a broad-based financial center located in the capital of the UAE, Abu Dhabi, that caters to a wide spectrum of industry sectors and company sizes, from startups to global institutions across the banking, asset management and capital markets industries. ADGM launched the first regulatory sandbox in the MENA region, the Digital Lab, and is home to more than 250 global professional services providers, offering local advice on legal, tax and other business matters U.S. firms may face when operating in the UAE. In addition to providing a suitable regulatory framework, ADGM ensures a holistic ecosystem based on English common law, enabling 100% foreign ownership of registered entities, a highly tax friendly environment and its own independent judicial system.