Dubai founded one of the most enabled business systems in the world

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, stressed that “the emirate’s commitment to empowering small and medium -sized companies and creating an environment that stimulates its growth and prosperity is based, based on an assessment of the positive impact of entrepreneurship, not only as a basic pillar of a flexible and developed economy, but also as a strong engine of innovation, creating job opportunities and sustainable growth.”

His Highness also stressed that «Dubai – with the vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God bless him – established one of the most enabled business systems in the world, especially in terms of supporting entrepreneurs from the idea of ​​the idea to global expansion, at a time when efforts to develop this system continue by creating an integrated environment that reduces obstacles, extends the regulations, and expands the scope of access to the head Money, talents and new markets, as support for the success and growth of small and medium -sized companies and entrepreneurship projects remains among the strategic priorities of the Dubai government in its pursuit of the ambitious goals of the Dubai Economic Agency D33 ».

This came on the occasion of the disclosure of the “Emirati resource” program – run by the Mohammed bin Rashid Foundation for Small and Medium Enterprises Development, one of the institutions of the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai – that it contributed to securing contracts for the members of the Foundation with a value exceeding 1.29 billion dirhams during the year 2024.

The results of the program for the year 2024 reflect the firm commitment of the Dubai government to empower projects and small and medium -sized companies, and enhance its role in accelerating the pace of economic growth, in line with the targets of Dubai Economic Agenda D33, in doubling the size of the emirate’s economy by 2033.

Since its launch, the program managed to facilitate contracts exceeding 12 billion dirhams, which allowed Emirati emerging projects exceptional opportunities in various sectors, and according to the program, government departments are as well as the authorities in which the government has a share of 25% or more, prevailing to allocate 10% of its purchases to Emirati facilities members of the Mohammed bin Rashid Foundation for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises.

The results of 2024 confirm the effective role played by governmental, semi -governmental, federal and private sector in supporting the development of small and medium enterprises, as government institutions granted purchasing contracts worth 652.8 million dirhams for members of the Mohammed bin Rashid Foundation for Small and Medium Enterprises Development, with a prominent participation of the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai, Dubai Municipality, Dubai Police and the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai, as it contributed The semi -government agencies, with contracts worth 347.7 million dirhams, came at the forefront of these authorities, the Emirates Group, the UAE to supply aircraft and Dubai Holding.

In turn, the value of the purchases of the federal authorities amounted to 94.6 million dirhams, with the effective participation of the Emirates Health Services Corporation, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, and the private sector partners enhanced their support for Emirati facilities by granting them contracts worth 198.9 million dirhams, which came from institutions such as the “Union Cooperative”, “Carrefour” and “Emaar Real Estate”.

The “Emirati resource” program helps to enhance purchase opportunities for local facilities, which is directly reflected in the development of the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33) aimed at enhancing economic diversity and global competitiveness of local projects and facilities, as well as increasing the level of the contribution of small and medium enterprises to Dubai GDP, and the initiative reflects the tireless government efforts to establish a sustainable economy and based on Innovation, the national facilities, which are characterized by flexibility and efficiency, have a clear contribution to its support and affirmation of its growth opportunities.

The Director General of the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai, Hilal Saeed Al -Marri said: “In the context of the ambitious vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God bless him, and with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, this achievement reflects Dubai’s continuous commitment to achieving the targets of the Dubai Economic Agenda D33, and it also enhances our future view of building a varied economy It is based on innovation, and distinct strategic initiatives such as the Emirati Al -Mawrj program contribute to enhancing opportunities for national facilities to benefit from dealing with the most prominent entities, in addition to laying the foundations for a private sector capable of global competition to achieve sustainable growth ».

He added: «At a time when we continue to strengthen a system that enables national projects and Emirati entrepreneurs, and supports facilities to expand and reach the world, we are committed to finding more sustainable and valuable opportunities locally and globally.

Enhance confidence

The “Emirati supplier” program contributes to enhancing the confidence of small and medium enterprises with government support, and thus encouraging more entrepreneurs to register in the Mohammed bin Rashid Foundation for Small and Medium Enterprises Development, to take advantage of its services that include supervision and guidance, workshops, and financial support, and in relation to the general scene of the sector, the program emphasizes the importance of the growing role of the governmental and private sectors in enhancing Emirati competitiveness, which contributes to consolidating Dubai’s position is a role model in the field of empowering entrepreneurship around the world, and guarantees its leading position on the map of the global economy.

Al -Muhairi: 970 national facilities registered in the “Emirati supplier”

The Acting CEO of the Mohammed bin Rashid Foundation for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises, Ahmed Al -Rum Al -Muhairi, said: “The Emirati supplier program continues to work within the directives of the rational leadership to form an incentive for Emirati business leaders for growth, and the value of contracts registered in 2024 is a sign of the growing confidence in our small and medium enterprises sector, which exceeds 970 national facilities registered in the program, In view of the results of 2024, the professional sector acquired 52% in the field of outsourcing and facilities management services, followed by the commercial sector, including 45% of government contracts and supplies, such as technical and electronics, food and beverage materials, while the industrial sector has contributed 3% for plastic industries and food industry ».

He added: “The Dubai government is keen to provide all forms of support to entrepreneurs by creating the supportive environment and the appropriate legislative frameworks for them, which enables them to discover and activate more growth opportunities, and we are proud of the results that the Emirati resource program won, and we praise the efforts of those concerned and the role of government and semi -governmental authorities, along with a number of federal and private parties for their effective contributions in supporting the program and owners of small projects And the middle, ”Al -Muhairi stressed that there are more than 73 entities committed to their partnership with the Foundation, and it has a clear imprint in supporting national competencies.

Hamdan bin Mohammed:

• Supporting the success and growth of small and medium -sized companies and entrepreneurship projects within the strategic priorities of the Dubai government.

• Dubai appreciates the role of entrepreneurship as an essential pillar of a flexible and developed economy.