Dubai DED issues 1,748 new licenses in November

• India, Pakistan and Egypt are among the top nationalities to secure new licences
• Dubai is a destination of choice for investment in diverse business sectors

Dubai: The Business Registration and Licensing (BRL) sector in the Department of Economic Development (DED), Dubai, issued 1,748 new licenses during November 2018, as Dubai remained a destination of choice for investment in diverse business sectors. Among the new licenses issued, 62.3% were commercial, 35.2% professional, 1.3% related to tourism and 1.2% industry.

The ‘Business Map’ digital platform of DED, which seeks to reflect the economic realities in Dubai by providing vital data on each license category including their numbers and distribution as well as investor trends on a monthly basis, saw 23,979 business registration and licensing transactions being completed during the month of November.

During the month of November, the number of Trade Name Reservation was 3,037, while the number of Initial Approvals reached 2,265, and the number of Commercial Permits reached 2,283. BRL also issued 136 instant licences. The Instant Licence is issued in a single step without the need for either the MOA‭ (‬Memorandum of Association‭) ‬or an existing location for the first year only.

The Business Map showed that License Renewal accounted for 11,156 transactions during November, while 4,979 transactions were related to Auto Renewal via text messages. The report also showed that the top nationalities who secured licenses in November 2018 were: India, followed by Pakistan, Egypt, Bangladesh, China, Saudi Arabia, Britain, Jordan, Sudan and the Philippines.

The outsourced service centres of DED issued 17,399 transactions, a growth of 72.5% of the total BRL transactions issued in November (23,979), thus demonstrating their vital role in delivering value-added services to the public in Dubai.

The report highlighted the distribution of the new licenses during November 2018 according to the main areas in Dubai, with Bur Dubai accounting for the largest share (915), followed by Deira (831), and Hatta (2). The top sub-regions that accounted for 52.7% of all the transactions were: Burj Khalifa (12.4%), Port Saeed (10%), Al Marar (4.6%), Garhoud (4%), Dubai World Trade Centre 1 (3.9%), Al Barsha 1 (3.9%), Al Khabaisi (3.4%), Naif (3.1%), Umm Ramool (2.9%), Al Karama (2.3%), and Hor Al Anz (2.2%).

Trade & repair services accounted for 36.9% of the new licenses issued in November 2018 according to the distribution of economic activities, followed by Real estate, leasing & business services (22.4%), Building & Construction (14.7%), Community & personal services (10.4%), Hotels group (4.9%), Transport, storage & communications (3%), Manufacturing (2.6%), Financial brokerage (2.1%), Health & labour (1.7%), Education (0.6%), Agriculture (0.4%), and Mining & Natural Resources (0.3%).
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About the Department of Economic Development, Dubai
The Department of Economic Development (DED) is the government body entrusted to set and drive the economic agenda of the emirate of Dubai, UAE. DED supports the structural transformation of Dubai into a diversified, innovative service-based economy that aims to improve the business environment and accelerate productivity growth. DED and its agencies develop economic plans and policies, identify and support the growth of strategic sectors, and provide services to domestic and international investors and businesses.

For further information on DED, please contact:
Faisal Shamsudheen, Phone: +971 4 445 5927, faisal.pathiasseri@dubaided.gov.ae
Or Nafisa Elmarzouky, Phone: +971 4 445 5987, nafisa.elmarzouky@dubaided.gov.ae

© Press Release 2018