The UAE is establishing itself as a global center for establishing companies and launching entrepreneurs

Abu Dhabi, 17 May / WAM / The UAE continues to consolidate its position as one of the most attractive global destinations for establishing companies and launching entrepreneurs, driven by an advanced legislative and regulatory system, advanced digital and logistical infrastructure, and flexible economic policies that have enhanced its ability to attract talent, investments, and emerging companies to compete with the largest and most advanced economies in the world in this context.

Specialists and companies in charge of companies confirmed in statements to the Emirates News Agency, WAM, that the UAE’s continued topping international indicators related to the establishment and entrepreneurship reflects the success of its economic model in building an interconnected system that combines all the requirements for success.

Diana Ciche, founder and CEO of CICHE International Trade & Investment, which specializes in international trade, said that the UAE is one of the most attractive destinations for businesses and emerging companies globally, thanks to its strategic location linking Europe, Asia and Africa, in addition to its advanced infrastructure and flexible regulatory environment that supports international growth and expansion.

She added that the country’s geographical location allows access to billions of consumers within the scope of a single flight, while the growing air connectivity network enhances the UAE’s position as a global center for business and trade, noting that free zones, full foreign ownership, ease of establishing companies, and golden residency for investors, entrepreneurs and qualified people have enhanced the country’s attractiveness to attract talent and investments.

She stressed that the UAE has a unique strength as a multicultural environment that includes about 200 nationalities, which makes it go beyond being a business center, to form an integrated system for global communication.

She pointed out that the government trend towards converting 50% of government services to artificial intelligence, in addition to seeking to make the private sector more prepared in this field, reflects an ongoing future vision.

For his part, Willem van Wyk, General Manager of HDI Global’s office in Dubai, said that the UAE has established itself as an attractive destination for startups, entrepreneurs and innovation-driven companies, thanks to advanced regulatory frameworks, advanced digital infrastructure and a continuous focus on innovation.

He added that this momentum has strengthened the UAE’s position as a leading center for financial technology, through a model that balances accelerating innovation and consolidating regulatory frameworks, based on an advanced system led by entities such as the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai International Financial Center, and the Abu Dhabi Global Market.

He explained that growth in the sector is no longer measured only by new technologies or the volume of investments, but rather by the ability of systems to expand safely and sustainably, especially with the acceleration of trends in integrated finance, artificial intelligence, and open finance models, stressing that the UAE possesses the elements that qualify it to lead the growth of this sector and contribute to shaping the features of the flexibility of digital systems globally.

In turn, Aqib Jadit, co-founder of Disrupt.com, which specializes in building technology projects and companies, said that the UAE today represents one of the most prominent global centers for launching startups to international markets, thanks to an integrated business environment that combines advanced infrastructure, flexible policies, capital, and access to global markets.

He added that choosing the UAE as a launch location instead of global centers such as San Francisco or London was based on clear practical foundations, explaining that the country succeeded in removing obstacles to the basic pillars of building companies, which are infrastructure, policies, capital, and access to markets.

He pointed out that the UAE was among only 4 countries that achieved or exceeded the sufficient level in all conditions of the entrepreneurship index system.

He stressed that the UAE provided emerging companies with the appropriate environment to transform their ambitions into tangible results at the international level, as it removed many obstacles facing these companies, especially by allowing full foreign ownership in most sectors, providing tax exemptions for qualified small companies, and freedom of movement of capital.

International reports have shown that the UAE has succeeded in building an integrated business environment that supports the establishment of new projects and accelerating their growth and global expansion. It also supports state institutions in all areas of its work, including ministries and departments of entrepreneurship and idea owners, and leads a group of initiatives that support innovation and leadership.

In this context, the Emirates Growth Fund is designed to enable Emirati companies to expand in four main sectors: manufacturing, food and agriculture, health care, and advanced technology, while the Khalifa Fund contributes to enhancing the efficiency of entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises by building capabilities, providing sources of financing and services, facilitating communication between concerned parties and project owners, and spreading the culture of entrepreneurship.

For its part, Hub 71 supports promising startups in accelerating their growth journey, by connecting them with investors and partners to facilitate their obtaining investments and completing business deals, and provides a set of programs and incentives to enable startups to grow at various stages of their development.

The Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund was also designed for entrepreneurs and innovators, which seeks to support innovators to overcome challenges, and develops programs to meet the different needs of each innovator, while the Dubai Entrepreneurs Headquarters, a joint initiative between the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai and the Dubai Chamber for the Digital Economy, announced at the end of April the successful completion of the first phase of the business accelerator programs, which contributed to presenting a new practical model that accelerates the transformation of innovative ideas into successful and implementable projects.

For the fifth year in a row, the UAE topped the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report for the year 2025-2026, outperforming many advanced economies, and was ranked among the top 5 countries in the report in terms of the ability of its emerging companies to penetrate foreign markets.

In the same context, the “Business Environment for Innovators” index issued by the StartupBlink platform, which specializes in researching entrepreneurship environments and startup companies, ranked the UAE among the five best global business environments and first in the region.

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