Dubai - Mubasher: Dubai has issued 13,825 new licences in the first nine months of 2018, as shown by the data of the Business Registration and Licensing (BRL) sector of the Department of Economic Development (DED).
Among the new licences issued, 61.2% were commercial, 36.4% professional, 1.2% for the tourism sector, and 1.1% industrial, as reported by Emirates News Agency (WAM).
The nine-month period saw 204,319 business registration and licensing transactions being completed, reflectinh the ease of doing business in Dubai and the economic dynamism of the emirate, as well as the city’s attractiveness for companies across sectors seeking growth opportunities.
The top nationalities that secured licences in the first nine months of 2018 were India and Pakistan, followed by Britain, Egypt and France.
