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'The Centre, managed by Regus, will offer incentives, facilities and license privileges of the Free Zone'
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), Dubai and the UAE's flagship trade and logistics hub for the wider Middle East region and Africa, has launched its Business Centre at the iconic Jafza One offering state-of-the-art office space to companies at competitive price.
The Business Centre was inaugurated by Ibrahim Mohammed Aljanahi, Deputy CEO and Chief Commercial Officer at Jafza in the presence of Kory Thompson, Country Manager UAE, Oman & Kuwait at Regus.
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DP World, said: "Dubai, under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has been encouraging innovative, path breaking projects and supporting entrepreneurs to establish small- and medium-sized companies. We aim to achieve the objectives of Dubai Plan 2021, to promote economic diversity and growth in the 'post-oil' era of the UAE.
Bin Sulayem added:
"Over the years, businesses worldwide have witnessed a new trend of start-up enterprises and UAE is no different. Dubai, in particular, has entrepreneurs who are setting up small- and medium-sized start-ups to pursue their innovative business ideas on a shoestring budget. Jafza's Business Centre offers office space as per customer's requirements along with other incentives, facilities and license privileges of Free Zone, to enhance their business at an attractive destination as Jafza One."
Ibrahim Mohammed Aljanahi said
"The small and medium-sized companies play a vital role in a progressive economy and have the potential of developing and driving a country's private sector.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Economy, there are 350,000 small- and medium-sized enterprises in the country employing over 86% of the total private sector workforce, and contributing more than 60% to UAE's GDP.
Al Janahi added, "The Centre will also be a landing pad for international investors wanting to get acquainted with the local and regional markets and understand trends. Companies can rent offices on short-and long-term basis to study the market and then invest in larger facilities."
The Centre, managed by Regus, the global flexible workspace provider, comprises 384 workstations; the offices are fully-furnished of varied sizes to suit business requirements. The Centre will provide shared secretarial services, office services such as reception and telephone assistance, and five meeting rooms equipped with the latest audio and visual technologies
Kory Thompson said: "Dubai is one of the world's most exciting international business hubs and we are committed to enabling anyone who wishes to have a foothold in the city.
"The city is home to a burgeoning SME scene, bursting with creative talent and Jafza One provides the perfect office space for these companies to flourish, without the worry of signing up to costly long-term leases.
"Jafza One is coming as a great addition to our existing network of 20 locations in the UAE and we look forward to welcoming members, new or old, to Jafza One centre and to demonstrating firsthand how world-class opportunities are created in world-class working environments."
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About Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza)
Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) is one of the world's leading free trade zones. A DP World-owned company, the free zone was created in 1985 to promote trade and support container throughput at the Jebel Ali Port. Today it is one of the largest free zones globally and the region's most efficient logistics hub. 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 multi-modal connectivity.
Jafza accounts for almost 32% of total FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) flow into the country. The free zone contributes 21% of Dubai's GDP on a yearly basisand it sustains the employment of more than 144,000 people in the United Arab Emirates. In 2015, Jafza generated trade worth USD 87.6 billion.
As the leading business hub between Asia, Europe and Africa, the fastest growing producing and consumer markets globally, with over 30 years' experience, Jafza focuses on long-term customer relationships. Jafza builds alliances with global investors by providing them with world-class infrastructure and support, plus quality-driven value-added services and incentives. Jafza enables its customers to access huge business opportunities in the region with ease and efficiency.
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About Regus
Regus is the world's largest provider of flexible workspace solutions, with a network of 2,850 locations in over 1,000 towns and cities, across 107 countries, serving 2.3m members.
Through our range of office formats, as well as our growing mobile, virtual office, and workplace recovery businesses, we enable people and businesses to work where, when, and how they want, with a range of price points.
Our customers include some of the most successful entrepreneurs, start-ups and multi-billion dollar corporations.
For more information visit www.regus.ae.
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