SHARJAH, UAE - Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPC Free Zone) has announced an expedited business setup process, allowing businesses to obtain their licenses within just 45 minutes across an extensive selection of 1,500 business activities to choose from. Aspiring business owners, especially those in the publishing, creative sectors, and...

Abu Dhabi, UAE - Aldar Properties and Mubadala Investment Company have signed an agreement to develop commercial assets in Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, which will be located within the capital's international financial centre and free zone Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). The joint venture once finalised will provide capacity...

RAK Digital Assets Oasis will be a purpose-built, innovation-enabling free zone for non-regulated activities in the virtual assets sector.

Abu Dhabi, UAE---Tawazun Council, the defense and security acquisitions authority for the UAE armed forces and Abu Dhabi police, has established a free zone for military and security sector in Tawazun Industrial Park The 2.8-square-kilometer zone has been established to commence operations related to defense and security industries and associated...

Dubai, UAE---Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), which is currently home to more than 50 gaming companies, has launched the DMCC Gaming Centre during the Dubai Esports Festival. The gaming companies in the DMCC range from game developers and producers to esports teams and tournament organizers. In a statement, DMCC said...

Abu Dhabi, UAE---The UAE has issued a decree on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses, the Corporate Tax Law, under which businesses will become subject to UAE corporate tax from the beginning of their first financial year that starts on or after 1 June 2023. The UAE’s Corporate Tax regime will...

Dubai Customs provides the services and facilities to licensed companies in the free zones of the Emirate to boost investments and attract more investors.

The company overcomes the global economic headwinds.

Dubai’s Department of Planning and Development, Trakhees, the regulatory arm of the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, has completed about 16,000 transactions through its Licensing Department during the first half of 2022, registering a growth of 22 percent compared to the same period last year. The Licensing Department provides...

Opening corporate bank accounts to become easier for free zone firms.

Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, welcomed 665 companies to its Free Zone in Dubai during the first quarter of 2022. This represents DMCC’s best first quarter since its inception over twenty years ago, a 13 percent...

Around 40 free zones in the UAE are likely to attract more investors and FDI after they were declared exempt from the upcoming corporate tax regime, experts tell TRENDS.

Dubai Customs said Thursday the emirate’s external foodstuff trade in 2021 grew 11 percent to reach AED57 billion ($15.51 billion), compared to AED51.4 billion in 2020. According to the latest figures released by Dubai Customs, exports grew 11.3 percent to AED10.8 billion from AED9.7 billion in 2020, while re-exports went...

The projects will be set up in the Mazaya warehouses.

Ajman China Mall has registered a growth of 12 percent in the number of registered companies in 2021 compared to 2020, according to Ajman Free Zone. Out of 1,000 enterprises operating in the mall, the retail sector topped the list followed by the fashion and textile sector. Enterprises operating within...

C3 is a UAE-based social enterprise empowering impact-driven entrepreneurs across the Middle East, Africa and Turkey.

Iraq is keen to benefit from the Egyptian Investment Authority, the Governor of Iraq’s Central Bank Mustafa Ghaleb said on Friday.

A total of 2,000 new companies from 106 countries registered with the Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPC Free Zone) in 2021. The Free Zone said in a statement that most of these companies were from the UK, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Lebanon. Stakeholders in the education and publishing...

Qasemi, who headed a high-ranking delegation to Syria, met with senior officials from Syria.

Masdar City Free Zone has been facilitating the processing and submission of Golden Visas for eligible persons and their families for a while now. In a statement, Masdar said the visas are being processed in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Residents Office (ADRO), a division recently launched by the Abu...

DP World said the agreement with Al Masraf strengthens its commitment to facilitate business activities of more than 8700 clients operating under the free zone.

DSOA — a wholly-owned government free zone — is expected to launch the program at GITEX Future Stars 2021.

The DMCC welcomed around 1,800 companies to Dubai from Q1 to Q3 this year.

DUBAI: A 50 percent reduction in the membership registration fees in the Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry for new establishments licensed in free zones has been announced by Ajman crown prince Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi. The fee will be reduced only if the registration request is submitted...

It already has 1.3 million sq ft developed and handed over.

Production capacity touched 545,000 tons in the port’s free zone, where 45 countries have investments.

The $500-billion mega city will have its own laws and regulations to govern itself.