Dubai International Chamber attracts 64 multinational companies to Dubai during 2025

DUBAI, 28 JANUARY / WAM / Dubai International Chamber, one of the three chambers operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers, succeeded during the year 2025 in attracting 373 diverse companies, including multinational companies and small and medium-sized companies, compared to 207 companies that were attracted during the year 2024, achieving a growth of 80.2% in the number of companies that were attracted to Dubai by the Chamber.

According to a press release issued today, the list of companies that the Chamber attracted during the past year included 64 multinational companies, compared to the 51 companies that were attracted by the Chamber during 2024, an increase of 25.5%. The Chamber also attracted 309 small and medium companies in 2025, an increase of 98% compared to the 156 companies that were attracted in 2024.

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dubai International Chamber, said that Dubai continues to consolidate its position as an attractive global center for foreign direct investments, and an ideal environment for the growth and expansion of business at the international level, and Dubai International Chamber is committed to its pivotal role in strengthening the emirate’s position as a major center within the global economic system.

He added that the network of external representative offices of the Dubai International Chamber plays a pivotal role in supporting the objectives of the Dubai Economic Agenda D33, through its continuous efforts to attract quality investments and enable companies operating in Dubai to expand in global markets, which contributes to building sustainable economic partnerships that enhance Dubai’s competitiveness and consolidate its leadership among the most important financial and business centers in the world.

As part of its efforts to strengthen economic partnerships at the global level, expand the horizons of international cooperation, and raise the level of integration between business communities around the world, last year the Chamber participated in 235 external and promotional events that included 190 cities around the world with the aim of showcasing Dubai’s competitive investment advantages. The Chamber also received 141 international trade delegations, which included 673 participants from various economic sectors, with the aim of enhancing ways of joint cooperation and developing new and qualitative opportunities for business communities in Dubai and countries around the world.

Within the framework of its commitment to achieving the goals of the “Dubai Global” initiative, which aims to launch 50 representative offices around the world by 2030 to enhance Dubai’s role as a leading global business center, attract foreign direct investment to the emirate, and support the expansion of Dubai companies in 30 priority markets in the world, the Chamber continued to expand its network of foreign offices to reach 38 offices by the end of 2025. During the past year, it strengthened its global presence by opening 9 new representative offices in each of Karachi, Pakistan, Dhaka in Bangladesh, Cape Town in South Africa, Bangalore in India, Bangkok in Thailand, and Toronto in Canada.

During the year 2025, the Chamber also opened its first representative office in the United States of America, headquartered in New York, its first representative office in Eastern Europe in the Polish capital, Warsaw, and its first representative office in the Scandinavian countries in the city of Stockholm, Sweden.

During the past year, the Chamber’s external representative offices organized 505 roundtable discussions to promote Dubai as a global business destination, attract foreign direct investments, and introduce Dubai as a center for external expansion of global markets.

The network of Dubai International Chamber offices constitutes a strategic platform that connects Dubai companies with business communities around the world. It works to facilitate the flow of intra-investment and open new channels for bilateral trade. It also works to support companies in the countries in which they operate to take advantage of the opportunities available in Dubai as a gateway to various global markets.

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