Accountants reveal high entrepreneurial ambition, unmet hybrid work demand and salary dissatisfaction in the world’s largest talent survey in finance

Dubai, UAE; 13 May, 2025: Over two-thirds (68%) of finance professionals surveyed in the Middle East as part of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)’s Global Talent Trends 2025 study say they aspire to become entrepreneurs – well above the global average of 52% – as regional dissatisfaction with salary and lack of workplace flexibility intensifies.