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UAE sees 4.4% rise in free zone companies

UAE sees 4.4% rise in free zone companies

  • The free zones account for 8 percent of the total number of companies registered in the UAE, most of which are based in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
  • The UAE’s National Economic Register (NER) said around 60,600 companies were registered in the country’s free-zones as of mid-February 2021
By Arab News ·

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