Dubai Unified Licence cuts business bank setup time from 65 to 5 days, a 90 per cent reduction that boosts ease of doing business
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Dubai hotels: New investor incentives offer 100% fee refunds for projects in key growth zones
A new Dubai hotel incentive programme grants 100% fee refunds for two years on projects in Palm Jebel Ali and other key areas
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Dubai launches Founders HQ to power next wave of UAE startups
Sheikh Hamdan launches Dubai Founders HQ, a startup hub uniting founders, investors, and innovators under Dubai’s D33 agenda to scale 30 unicorns by 2033
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Dubai partners with Plug and Play to launch accelerator for startups
New Dubai accelerator aims to create unicorns and scale SMEs by 2033, offering startups mentorship, investment and corporate partnerships
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Dubai launches Dock & Dine initiative across 20 Marinas for yacht tourism
The programme allows yacht owners, crews and guests to access restaurants, hotels, cultural attractions and entertainment directly from Dubai’s marinas
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Explainer: First-Time Home Buyer Programme – What it is and how it works
Here’s what the initiative entails, who qualifies, and how to sign up
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Dubai attracts 8.68m visitors in first five months of 2025 as hotel room numbers reach 153,356
Dubai welcomed 8.68m international visitors from January to May 2025, a 7 per cent rise year-on-year
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Dubai welcomes 7.15m visitors in first 4 months of 2025 as tourism sector powers ahead
Dubai welcomed 7.15 million visitors in the first four months of 2025, as revealed at the DET City Briefing. Key tourism updates include record growth, new campaigns, Dubai Summer Surprises, and the expanded MICHELIN Guide
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Dubai fines 159 companies $13,600 over telemarketing rule violations
Dubai authorities clamp down on unwanted phone calls and warnings for rulebreakers
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Dubai welcomed 18.7m tourists last year, Sheikh Hamdan lauds ‘exceptional growth’
Dubai saw a 9 per cent increase to the number of international overnight visitors as tourism booms
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Dubai 9-month GDP climbs to $92.4bn as transport, finance, IT and real estate sectors lead growth
Dubai GDP increased by more than 3 per cent in the first nine months of last year
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Dubai to attract over 210,500 delegates after securing bids to host 437 events
Dubai business events sector thriving after 20 per cent increase to successful bids for conferences and exhibitions
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Amazon partners with Dubai government to help SMEs boost business online
Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism and Amazon look to support SMEs in the UAE
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Dubai to develop medical tourism sector as revenues passed $628m last year
Dubai health and tourism authorities will partner together to develop medical tourism in the Emirate
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Dubai government and Noon announce e-commerce support for small businesses
Noon and Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism offer support to SMEs looking to establish e-commerce services
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Dubai Metro station renamed; 3 schools closed; 100 inspiring leaders; Real estate trends explained; Oman jobs update – 10 things you missed this week
Dubai school closure, Metro rebranding, inspirational business leaders, real estate analysis and more top news stories this week
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Sheikh Hamdan appoints new CEOs for Dubai Government entities
Dubai government entities have new CEOs following senior appointments by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
