Invest in Dubai

Top reasons to invest in Dubai

Resilient and Dynamic Economy

A diversified economy bolstered by strong economic fundamentals

Smart City Incubating Innovation

Enables a culture of innovation and digitization becoming home to the Middle East’s First Unicorn

Empowering Institutions

Advocates future-ready regulations and leads the region in governance, government effectiveness, and Efficiency

Connecting Worlds

Strategic Location "Where East Meets the West", connects the world as a gateway to two-thirds of the world’s most attractive growth markets

Business Made Easy

Starting a Business In 5 Minutes and 1 Step, ranks 1st regionally and 16th globally on the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ report

Cutting-Edge Infrastructure

Boasts state-of-the-art roads, ports, and airports to serve one of the world’s busiest gateways into the region for business, commerce, and tourism.

Magnet for Talent

Boasts the highest percentage of talented foreign labor force globally with an exceptional standard of living

Outstanding Trade and Logistics

Acts as a gateway to the region and a central hub for global trade flows

100% Business Ownership

Being an attractive and dynamic business launch location, Dubai now welcomes foreign investors to fully own their mainland business, in a significant amendment to a decades-old Commercial Companies Law, stipulating that an Emirati national must be the majority shareholder with 51% of the shares, while foreign investors could only own up to 49%.

The lifting of restrictions on foreign investment ownership continues a series of measures aimed at empowering not only an investor-centric, and innovation-driven economy but also one that is responsive and agile.

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Smart City Incubating Innovation

Enables a culture of innovation and digitization becoming a home to the Middle East’s First Unicorn.

The Government of Dubai promotes digitization and innovation through policies that cater to innovators, start-ups, incubators, and SMEs. An entrepreneur-friendly culture and a host of strategic initiatives brings together stakeholders such as policymakers, enterprises, academia, business, and the financial sector need to harness the power of digital innovation.

Dubai has led the move in cultivating a culture of innovation and digitization and its continual application and adoption by commerce and industry ecosystems.

Dubai ranks 1st in the levels of technology employed, dedicated cyber-security teams, scientific and technical employment, and internet users. As a testament to this, Microsoft and Oracle have recently opened their regional cloud data centers in Dubai.

Connecting Worlds

Dubai is uniquely blessed with a geographical position that makes it the center of the physical world. Dubai has built on this advantage by providing efficient connections to key growth markets – regionally and globally.

With future-ready airports and ports providing access to two-thirds of the world’s most attractive growth markets, Dubai has developed active gateways into the region for business, commerce, and tourism.