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Dubai FDI
Dubai FDI is a governmental agency under department of Economy and Tourism. It provides essential information and support to
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foreign businesses looking to invest in Dubai’s economy and take advantage of its global strategic importance.
London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) is the capital's largest independent networking and business support organisation. We represent the interests of London businesses, enable them to collaborate, create thousands of connections and offer our members a comprehensive range of business services to see them prosper.
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Dubai Industries & Exports
Dubai Industries & Exports strives to ensure the success of the exports sector in Dubai and the UAE, providing constant guidance, advice and practical support to both overseas buyers and suppliers.
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We develop long-term growth strategies to help businesses expand and maximize their opportunities given by Dubai’s unique position as a natural trade gateway between the East and the West.
Exceptional facilities and a logistics infrastructure that is unrivaled in the Middle East and among the most impressive and effective anywhere in the world make Dubai the global export capital.
Among our many services, we provide trade information, branding advice, financial, legal and foreign trade representation and access to potential buyers.
In order to achieve our goals, we work closely with other Government Departments to simplify the export process. It is an exciting time for exporters in the UAE and Dubai Industries & Exports will provide you with constant support to make your business both prosperous and. Globally competitive.
VISION
To be a world class industries and export development agency through innovation
MISSION
To empower and diversify Dubai's economic growth by offering pioneering industries and export related services to business.
Values
The values of Dubai Industries & Exports are the cornerstone of the organization which are :
Service Excellence
The success of our customers is our first priority and we will set the highest standards for the quality of our services and systems.
Continuous Innovation
To achieve growth and development, we will suggest, seek, explore and have the courage to implement unique solutions.
Integrity
We will demonstrate open, honest, transparent and ethical behavior in our dealings with all stakeholders.
Dubai Arts & Culture Authority
On 8th March 2008, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched Dubai Culture & Arts Authority to be the custodian entity of the cultural and creative sector in the emirate, based on its cultural responsibility towards Dubai and to help define it at the local and global levels, enabling and developing these sectors to consolidate the emirate’s position as an active global centre for creativity.
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Under the leadership of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture, the Authority is committed to enriching the cultural scene of the emirate, based on the heritage of the United Arab Emirates, and is working on building bridges of constructive dialogue between various civilisations and cultures to enhance Dubai’s position as a global centre for art and culture, an incubator for creativity, and a thriving hub for talent.
The Authority is also committed to reviving Dubai’s history and highlighting the splendid image of its contemporary cultural fabric through a series of innovative cultural initiatives, events and projects, as well as the cultural, historical and heritage assets it sponsors, including the management of five of the city’s notable heritage monuments, six museums, and eight branches of Dubai Public Libraries.
The Corporate Group
The Corporate Group (TCG) and its subsidiaries advise, invest and partner with organisations to successfully grow and operate within the UAE and the region.
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Dubai CommerCity
Dubai CommerCity (DCC) is the first and leading free zone dedicated exclusively to e-commerce in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. With an area covering 2.1 million square feet and an investment of around $1 billion, Dubai CommerCity is uniquely designed to cater to regional and international e-commerce businesses.
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The free zone is perfectly placed to benefit from the expected e-commerce growth in the region that is outpacing the global growth average. It provides an environment that stimulates creativity and progressive development with the aim of attracting more foreign direct investments to Dubai.
Dubai CommerCity is located in Umm Ramool, next to Dubai International Airport, at the center of the regional trade route, providing access to 2.5 billion people living within a four-hour flight, and 5 billion within an eight-hour flight or less, offering unparalleled access to the world's largest emerging growth markets. With its strategic location, the free zone is specially designed to enable fast e-commerce fulfilment across the region.
As a dedicated free zone built to accommodate primarily e-commerce entities with a wealth of industry knowledge, integrated e-commerce services and solutions, Dubai CommerCity is the suitable destination for companies that seek to benefit from this unique ecosystem within Dubai.
Dubai Airport Freezone
Dubai Airport Freezone at Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority was established in 1996 and is a business hub located at the heart of global trade.
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Benefiting from direct access to Dubai International Airport, DAFZ offers the ideal gateway to the Middle East and unrivalled connectivity to Europe, the Indian Subcontinent and the Far East.
DAFZ is recognized as one of the advanced free zones in Dubai, which provides a business-friendly environment and world-class infrastructure.
It is home to more than 2,000 registered companies and 20,000 professionals, who benefit from other incentives such as tax exemptions, full repatriation of earnings, and the possibility of total foreign ownership. Under DAFZ’s leadership, the airport free zone has significantly expanded and has played a key role in boosting Dubai’s economic growth.
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre
Made for Trade, DMCC have firmly established Dubai as a leading centre for trading international commodities and the world’s fastest-growing Free Zone. DMCC promote and facilitate trade across a range of goods from gold, diamonds and precious metals to tea, food and industrial materials. Today, as home to major multinationals and start-ups, DMCC connects more than 20,000 businesses with the world-class services, leading infrastructure and vibrant community they need to thrive and succeed.
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Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, which comprises 72 countries with a population of three billion and GDP of USD 8 trillion.
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With a 17-year track record of facilitating trade and investment flows across MEASA, the Centre connects these fast-growing markets with the economies of Asia, Europe and the Americas through Dubai.
DIFC is home to an internationally recognised, independent regulator and judicial system with an English common law framework, as well as the region’s largest financial ecosystem of almost 30,000 professionals working across over 3,600 active registered companies – making up the largest and most diverse pool of industry talent.
The Centre’s vision is to drive the Future of Finance (FoF) through cutting-edge technology, innovation, and partnerships. The global FoF and Innovation Hub offers one of the region’s most comprehensive FinTech and venture capital environments, including licensing solutions, fit-for-purpose regulation, innovative accelerator programmes, and funding for growth-stage start-ups.
Comprising a variety of world-renowned retail and dining venues, art and culture scene, residential apartments, hotels and public spaces, DIFC continues to be one of Dubai’s most sought-after business and lifestyle destinations.
Dubai Healthcare City Authority
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) is the Emirate’s progressive, inclusive, healthcare freezone governed by Dubai Healthcare City Authority. DHCC brings together best-in-class regional and global names and enables business growth by leveraging Dubai’s renowned inter-connectivity, advanced investment infrastructure and regulatory frameworks.
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For two decades, we have enabled thousands of international investors to gain an operational footprint in the emirate and grow their businesses successfully in our fast-growing community of prominent healthcare solution providers. Today, DHCC is home to eight hospitals and 168 clinical facilities, operated by almost 4,500 healthcare professionals.
By joining DHCC, investors benefit from unmatched opportunities to synergise, and share knowledge and best practice with our established business partners.
DHCC spans more than 23 million sq ft across its two phases. Phase 1 provides healthcare investors direct access to a patient-centric ecosystem, Phase 2 is the thriving urban oasis for our partners, investors, and visitors, set against the picturesque backdrop of Dubai Creek. It is perfect destination for future-focused businesses, and health and wellness innovators.
Investors can choose from various flexible investment models, such as 100% freehold land sale, leasing, joint ventures among other business models that suit investors needs from start-ups to mega healthcare projects, and independent and visiting doctors. Our 360-approach to business establishment is complemented with exceptional customer support services to streamline investors entry into the region’s healthcare market.
Dubai Silicon Oasis
Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), a member of the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZA), is a globally recognized free zone and an integrated technology park. Hosting modern technology based industries and an urban master-planned community in an iconic location, DSO, a 100% owned government of Dubai technology free zone, offers state-of-the-art infrastructure and in-house business services. DSO provides attractive package of incentives which include: fast track business set up and licensing, dedicated business support services including integrated online e-business system, zero income tax, 100% foreign ownership, among many others. With its centralized integration and connectivity, the DSO community has grown rapidly to become one of the leading destinations in the UAE that allows people to live, work, and play, hence making DSO the preferred destination for more than 90,000 individuals and for thousands of internationally renowned companies, such as Porsche, Jaguar Land Rover, Wacker, Giesecke + Devrient, Ricoh, Orange Business Services, Beckhoff, Anker, Hyundai among many others. Moreover, DSO is home to its wholly owned Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus (Dtec), the largest entrepreneurship hub of its kind in the MENA region, which houses more than 1,000 start-ups and 3,500 entrepreneurs from 75 countries, with many of them working on blockchain and AI technologies.
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Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority
Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) is a DP World-owned company created in 1985 to promote trade and support container throughput at Jebel Ali Port. Today, it is one of the largest free zones globally and the region’s most efficient logistics hub.
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Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, between the world’s most productive container terminal, Jebel Ali Port, and Al Maktoum International Airport, Jafza provides the best in class multi-modal connectivity.
Currently home to more than 7,500 of the world’s finest companies, including over 100 of the Global Fortune 500 enterprises, Jafza builds alliances with global investors by providing them with world-class infrastructure and support and quality-driven value-added services and incentives, enabling customers to enhance their businesses, including: advisory and updating, business matching, Dubai trade, and business support.
Designed to support SMEs in the Free Zone, Jafza’s incubation concept and facility help SMEs explore business opportunities in the region by providing office space at a nominal cost.
As a customer-driven dynamic organisation, Jafza continues to invest in its facilities and services to respond to market and investor requirements pro-actively and ahead of time.
Walid Abdulla Marhoon
As a Senior Manager of Investment Promotion & Attraction at Dubai FDI, an agency in the Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) in Dubai, Walid Marhoon assists investors with their service requirements and supports companies looking to set up in Dubai or any of its free zones to serve local, regional and international markets.
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Walid has a solid background in destination marketing and customer relations, having worked in the travel & tourism industry for more than 8 years in attracting international conferences and meetings to Dubai. He started his career with the Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing (DTCM) in Dubai where he was Manager Convention Bureau for 8 years. He has also led successful bidding presentationes to host international conferences to Dubai.
Walid steers the investor outreach and promotion efforts of Dubai FDI with his vast experience in attracting international business and supporting them to establish their operations in the United Arab Emirates in general and in Dubai specifically. His main focus in on identifying the best source markets for foreign direct investment (FDI) into Dubai and cementing the emirate’s position as the best investment destination in the Middle East. Walid can be contacted directly at walid.marhoon@fdidubai.gov.ae
For further information on Dubai FDI please visit http://www.dubaifdi.gov.ae/en
deVere Forster
deVere is leading a new $1bn Dubai Government led JV; Dubai CommerCity, the regions first and leading freezone dedicated to ecommerce, developing an e-commerce ecosystem which he likes to call ‘ecom-in-a-box’ where you’ll find all ecommerce solutions and services under one roof.
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He’s a seasoned professional with over 25 years in multi-channel retail with a career history of eCommerce, Omnichannel and High Street retailing and has an outstanding track record of building eCommerce businesses from scratch and delivering tangible LFL sales, margin and profit growth
Before joining Dubai CommerCity, deVere worked for Central Group, Thailand’s largest Retail conglomerate managing their eCommerce and Omnichannel business across all their retail brands in Southeast Asia and Europe
Prior to moving to Thailand, he worked for Al Futtaim and Alshaya, two of the region’s largest retail franchise operators in the Middle East where he successfully launched online stores for IKEA, Ace Hardware, M&S, Mothercare, The Body Shop and La Senza
Much of deVere’s early experience in retail and eCommerce was in the UK, leading the digital transformation for Comet, Powerhouse and Dixons Carphone. He also was part of the Senior Management team that brought Best Buy to the UK as part of a joint venture with Carphone Warehouse in 2009.
Rashed Al Mulla
Rashed is heading the Marketing department in Dubai CommerCity, the first dedicated e-commerce free zone in the MENASA region, with plans to position the unique smart city within Dubai as the desired e-commerce destination for regional and global players.
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Rashed Al Mulla has over a decade of experience in marketing spread across the free zone , business tourism and oil & gas industries , with a widespread experience across various marketing models and strategies.
Before joining Dubai CommerCity, Rashed headed the marketing department within ENOC Commercial & International, where various automotive and industrial products were marketed within the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
Prior to joining ENOC, his roles within DAFZA and DTCM focused on marketing and positioning Dubai as the ideal business destination and commercial hub within the region.
Marwan Mohamed Saleh
Marwan Mohamed Saleh is the Director of Sales and Business Development Free Zone at DMCC. He brings over 25 years of work experience in strategic planning, marketing and business development, driving international sales and realising business objectives.
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Prior to joining DMCC, Mr. Saleh was the Head of Business Development and International Sales at the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC).
Mr. Saleh is well-known for his extensive work with Etisalat Afghanistan from 1996 to 2015. He began his career journey as a Government & Corporate Segment Manager. Demonstrating excellence and business acumen, he then climbed the corporate ladder to become Vice President for Etisalat Afghanistan between 2011-2014, before assuming the role of the CEO at Etisalat Afghanistan.
Mr. Saleh completed his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). He also holds multiple certifications in leadership and organisational leadership from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Business School.
Mohammed Al Falasi
Mohammed Al Falasi is the Regional Representative – Middle East & Africa at DMCC (Dubai Multi-Commodities Centre), appointed to the role in September 2020.
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Prior to Current position Mohammed held many senior roles at DMCC such as Manager Government Services & Senior Manager Business Relations.
Serving on DMCC’s corporate Sales & business development team, Mohammed oversees the company’s free zone operations and commercial growth plan as the world’s leading trade and enterprise hub for commodities.
Mohammed drives relations, partnership & collaborations development, and manages the SME & large companies’ profiles. Contribute generating revenue & customer satisfaction levels and creating an optimum business environment for DMCC members to grow their enterprise.
With expertise in the fields of government relations, Corporate Sales, and Operations Management, Mohammed is an integral part of the organization’s successful transformation policy.
Prior to joining DMCC in 2006, Mohammed held senior positions at Dubai Police as chief of telecommunication since 1996. Mohammed earned a Bachelor of Business Administrations & Relations from the American University - School of Business.Dubai CommerCity
Dubai CommerCity (DCC) is the first and leading free zone dedicated exclusively to e-commerce in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. With an area covering 2.1 million square feet and an investment of around $1 billion, Dubai CommerCity is uniquely designed to cater to regional and international e-commerce businesses.
www.dubaicommercity.ae/@company
The free zone is perfectly placed to benefit from the expected e-commerce growth in the region that is outpacing the global growth average. It provides an environment that stimulates creativity and progressive development with the aim of attracting more foreign direct investments to Dubai.
Dubai CommerCity is located in Umm Ramool, next to Dubai International Airport, at the center of the regional trade route, providing access to 2.5 billion people living within a four-hour flight, and 5 billion within an eight-hour flight or less, offering unparalleled access to the world's largest emerging growth markets. With its strategic location, the free zone is specially designed to enable fast e-commerce fulfilment across the region.
As a dedicated free zone built to accommodate primarily e-commerce entities with a wealth of industry knowledge, integrated e-commerce services and solutions, Dubai CommerCity is the suitable destination for companies that seek to benefit from this unique ecosystem within Dubai.