Dubai SME, the agency of Dubai Economy mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, supported its members with procurement contracts worth AED 896 million from 61local and federal government entities and other establishments in 2020. The contracts, facilitated as part of the Government Procurement Programme (GPP), had a major role in start-ups […]

A “marketplace” was an open field within the same region where a market was conducted to facilitate the trade of products in international commerce in the late 14th century. Several vendors offered anything from poultry to oil to meats to fabric. Any town’s marketplace was its core strength. Marketplaces provide companies with a digital opportunity […]

Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade strongly rebounded from the challenges posed by the global economic repercussions of COVID-19 and the suspension of business activity by countries across the world in the first half of last year to record high growth in 2020. Boosted by its resilience to global headwinds, as well as its rapid economic recovery […]

DP World, UAE Region’s next-generation service provider, World Securityhosted key customers and stakeholder son a webinar to educate customers about the services provided by the entity and the numerous advantages of operating in Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza). The virtual event was organised following the success of the first webinar that took place last year. […]

As part of my day-to-day business, I get the opportunity to chat up with various entrepreneurs in the region. A recent Zoom session with Sara was a novel experience. Sara is from Morocco and like most Dubai-based expats came here for a few years – and just stayed on. I guess this is what Dubai […]