Representatives of local firms will be out in the region again in early November on a Guernsey Finance-organised roadshow and Aaron Russell-Davison, Guernsey Finance’s Middle East representative, said that business was starting to normalise again in the key financial centres.
‘But this moment is not simply about the resumption of activity. It is about reconnection, listening and reaffirming long-standing relationships with respect and care,’ he said, adding that local firms and their advisers in the region were looking to build on long-standing relationships and that the coming months would offer a chance to reconnect in person.
‘Meetings, conferences and round tables that were placed on pause are now being picked up again later in 2026.
‘These events provide a valuable forum to resume face‑to‑face discussions, exchange perspectives and deepen professional relationships,’ he said.
Mr Russell-Davison said that Guernsey was well placed to assist people in the region with the structuring on their wealth. ‘In this environment, looking beyond the region for certain structuring elements can add flexibility, clarity and continuity,’ he said.
The island offers Sharia-compliant wealth planning, with frameworks that support family governance, inter‑generational planning and international asset holding.
He said he was likely to attend several conferences and roadshows in the final quarter of the year and Guernsey Finance is intending to send local delegates on a funds roadshow in Dubai in November.
‘I look forward to reinforcing Guernsey’s long‑term commitment to working alongside our counterparts in the Middle East. That commitment does not change as circumstances evolve – it is rooted in consistency, openness and mutual understanding.
‘As the region looks ahead, this feels like a constructive moment to reconnect, revisit priorities and continue conversations with colleagues and contacts across the region with care, respect and optimism for the future, and hopefully, forge new connections too.’
Guernsey has also been included in the United Kingdom’s free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council which covers goods and key elements of financial services.