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Financial confidence for everyone in the UAE.

Nayra is the UAE's Financial Literacy & Sustainable Finance platform. DMCC and the UAE Ministry of Economy & Tourism launched it with EWA Group on 24 June 2026, and it starts with university students. The first pilot opened at the American University of Sharjah on 31 August 2026.

Operated by
Business Bridge International BV, Kalmthout, Belgium
Presented by
EWA Group
Launched with
DMCC and the UAE Ministry of Economy & Tourism
First pilot
American University of Sharjah, from 31 August 2026
Built with
UAE Ministry of Economy & TourismDMCCAmerican University of SharjahEWA Group
Team

The people behind it.

  • Yulia Stark

    Founder and CEO, EWA Group

  • Lucero Liriano Castillo

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Anas Ech-Cherfi

    Chief Technology Officer

Research

The Financial Confidence Index.

Nayra measures confidence, not only knowledge. Every participant takes a short check-in when they start and again when they finish, so the programme can show what changed.

  • 27 items across self-efficacy, resilience and digital financial agency
  • Two measurements per participant, at the start and at the end
  • Results reach partners at group level only, never for fewer than five people
How partner reporting works
Press

In the news.

The launch was announced at the Belgian Residence in Abu Dhabi on 24 June 2026.