DUBAI, 3 November 2006 — FFA (Dubai) Limited, a fully-owned subsidiary of Financial Funds Advisors (FFA), one of Lebanon’s leading financial institutions, has been granted a license by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate as an authorized firm in the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC). FFA (Dubai) Ltd. is the first Lebanese firm to receive a license from the DFSA to operate from within the DIFC. “As the first institution from Lebanon to join us, FFA has again proved itself a pioneer in the regional financial services sector,” said Assem O. Kabesh, chief business development officer, DIFC and Board member, DIFC Authority. Jean Riachi, chairman of FFA, said: “We are delighted to have received our license from the DFSA and are extremely proud that our company is the first licensed Lebanese institution to operate from within the DIFC.”