


You have found the right free zone, chosen your business activity and worked out the licence cost. Then comes a question that can change your entire setup plan: how many employees can your company act…

For years, one benefit appeared in almost every discussion about setting up a company in a Dubai free zone: 100% foreign ownership . The attraction was easy to understand. A foreign entrepreneur could…

Choosing a Dubai free zone sounds simple until you start comparing them. One free zone is built around logistics and warehousing. Another focuses on financial services. Some cater to technology compan…

Choosing where to start a company in the UAE can be harder than choosing the business itself. Dubai gets most of the international attention. Sharjah offers established industrial, logistics and speci…

Getting your UAE trade licence feels like the finish line. It isn't. Once the licence arrives, your company enters a second stage that receives far less attention: ongoing compliance. Tax registration…

The UAE has taken another significant step in bringing cryptocurrency and traditional banking closer together. On November 9, 2026, Liv, the digital banking platform of Emirates NBD, announced a partn…

Emirates has opened its Centre of Hospitality Excellence in Dubai to businesses and organisations across the UAE. Companies can now access specialised training programmes previously developed around t…

Dubai has revealed major plans for its property market, with 365,000 new residential units and approximately 1.1 million square metres of office and retail space projected by 2030. The figures come fr…

Dubai businesses have been alerted to an important compliance update involving their commercial tenancy contracts and immigration establishment cards. Effective 1 November 2026, businesses that fail t…

Dubai has taken another step towards making international trade easier. On 9 November 2026, Dubai Chambers, the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) and Dubai C…

A UAE company earns AED 500,000 in another country. That country deducts tax before the money reaches the UAE. The same income then falls within the company's UAE Corporate Tax calculation. Does the b…

Bookkeeping rarely feels urgent when you are starting a business. You may have a few invoices, one bank account and a manageable number of monthly expenses. Then the business starts moving. You add em…