Khalifa Fund’s SME Champions Program enabled 652 deals worth $183m by 2024, with registered companies nearly tripling in Abu Dhabi
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New tax in the UAE; Blue Visa launched; Saudi megaproject guide; Dubai Loop announced – 10 things you missed this week
New taxes and visa in the UAE, Elon Musk reveals Dubai Loop plan; Saudi megaprojects revealed, expected Ramadan dates and more top stories this week
Abu Dhabi announces new rules for UAE businesses without business premises
Abu Dhabi woos businesses from across the UAE with flexible expansion options and premises-free trading
Abu Dhabi sees 16% increase in business licences, freelancer numbers doubled in 2024
Abu Dhabi licensing authority reports notable increase in business registrations
Abu Dhabi’s Numou offers lending support to SMEs
Numou is expanding its lending partner network in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi launches registration authority to boost business sector, plans new licences
Abu Dhabi introduces registration and licensing authority to regulate business sector in the emirate
Startups in Abu Dhabi’s Hub71 secure $1.9bn in funding
Hub71 startups in Abu Dhabi have achieved revenues of $1.1bn
Abu Dhabi announces Golden Vendor list as it looks to support local businesses and boost economy
Abu Dhabi Golden Vendor scheme will boost local procurement in industrial sector
Abu Dhabi Business Week 2024 line-up includes Netflix founder, former Facebook and Google execs and sporting legends
Abu Dhabi Business Week to host 150 speakers and attract 8,000 guests
Abu Dhabi to slash business licence fees by 50%
Abu Dhabi Global Market announces major reduction to business licences
Abu Dhabi Business Activity Report: Non-oil activity boom, $57.4bn new business capital, tourism and industry growth
Abu Dhabi Business Activity report highlights the growth of economic licences and business in 2023
Abu Dhabi announces English-language judicial services office, no translation needed on contracts and documents
Abu Dhabi to introduce first English language judicial services bureau in the Middle East
ADDED initiative digitally links all four Abu Dhabi freezones
The e-link helps in providing information and data of owners, to integrate licenses’ database and ensure ease of doing business
Abu Dhabi grants several businesses a 1-year lease exemption
By the end of 2021, there were around 4,060 economic activities that are licensed and regulated by the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), which in recent months have launched initiatives to promote ease of doing business
Women in business will gain ‘greater access to funding’ because of free crypto domains: expert
The Abu Dhabi programme will not only inspire more female participation in crypto, but will also enhance and increase the industry’s legitimacy, experts said
Women residing in Abu Dhabi to get free crypto, NFT, and blockchain domains
The initiative provides women with complete control of their data and content within a space that they fully own, as opposed to Web2 domains that are leased for fixed periods through third-party brokers
Video: Are office rents in Abu Dhabi and Dubai bouncing back to pre-Covid levels?
While start-up expansion and the lack of new prime office stock has placed upward pressures on office rents, demand and prices have been tempered as global blue chips embrace hybrid work models