在2026年3月9日，由于对 UAE 的攻击持续，多家顶级华尔街公司和一家大型咨询公司向在当地工作的员工提供了在战事期间暂时离境并在境外远程工作的选择。报道提到的公司包括 Goldman Sachs、Morgan Stanley 和 Citigroup；McKinsey 也包机前往 Turkey，接回了被困在地区外的顾问，并允许有紧急情况的迪拜员工离开。员工到底有多少人实际采取了该选项尚不清楚，至少有一家银行表示参与转移的比例“非常有限”。
这些即使是暂时性的转移在操作上很复杂，可能带来税务影响，且某些情况下还需要在外国司法辖区获得监管批准。搬迁往往也不提供补贴。当地一些公司据称提供了类似灵活性，而另一些则保持正常运转。Citigroup 发言人称，银行正在采取措施支持同事与客户：允许部分中东地区员工在其他地区临时远程办公，同时保留足够的现场支持以服务客户。
这些举措发生在伊朗对美国和以色列打击作出的一次前所未有的反应之后，后者造成了 Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 的死亡，动摇了人们原先认为海湾金融中心可免受周边波动影响的看法。文中指出，UAE 外籍人口约占 90%。尽管袭击下有大量弹体被拦截，食物配送仍持续，日常生活大体保持运转。此前 UAE 已成为对冲基金、私人资本和全球银行的吸引地，许多机构已在该地区配置高层团队，咨询公司也将中东列为其最强区域之一；然而冲突可能冲击富裕个人和企业流入，但部分投资者与居民仍看好其凭借基础设施和治理优势实现复苏。
On March 9, 2026, as attacks on the UAE continued, several leading Wall Street firms and a major consulting firm gave UAE-based employees the option to temporarily leave and work remotely from abroad. Sources identified Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup among the firms; McKinsey also chartered a flight to Turkey to repatriate consultants stranded outside the region and allowed Dubai-based staff to leave for urgent reasons. It was not immediately clear how many employees took the option, and at least one bank said relocation take-up had been very limited.
Even temporary relocations are operationally complex, with likely tax consequences and, in some cases, regulatory approvals needed to work in foreign jurisdictions. Relocation was often not compensated. A few local firms reportedly offered similar flexibility, while others continued normal operations. A Citigroup spokesperson said the bank was taking measures to support colleagues and clients by allowing some Middle East-based staff to work remotely from other geographies on a temporary basis while maintaining sufficient on-the-ground support.
These steps came after Iran’s unprecedented response to US and Israeli strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which punctured the previous assumption that the Gulf financial hub was insulated from regional volatility. The article notes that expatriates make up about 90% of the UAE population. Although missile attacks continued, UAE intercepted most projectiles, food deliveries continued, and everyday life largely carried on. The text also points to UAE’s rise as a magnet for hedge funds, private capital, and global banks, with major firms building senior teams in the region and consulting companies treating the Middle East as one of their strongest areas, while some investors expect war-related disruption to wealthy-person and business inflows, though others expect recovery due to strong infrastructure and governance.