Dubai Startup Hub, an initiative of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has announced the successful conclusion of the Market Access programme’s second cohort, which saw several high-potential start-ups joining forces with the leading UAE corporates at a recent business pitching and matchmaking event. The virtual event, held on 17th, 18th and 22nd May, saw […]

A recent report by the Business Registration & Licensing (BRL) sector of Dubai Economy shows that the Naif locality in Dubai has over 12,478 active operating business licences. Of these, 86% of the licences are commercial (10,702), followed by professional (1,578), tourist and industrial licences. According to the report, most of the businesses have been […]

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, organised a virtual webinar in collaboration with leading global professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, PwC, on “Skills for the future – How future education will be after the outbreak of Coronavirus”. Senior management and more than 120 employees across DEWA’s divisions attended the webinar. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD […]

Dubai Statistics Center (DSC) said today that the real gross domestic product at constant prices of the Emirate of Dubai showed a 3.5% decline in the first quarter of 2020. The emirate’s GDP registered a dynamic growth rate of 2.2% in 2019. The impact of the current worldwide crisis on Dubai in the first quarter […]