Dubai Chamber of Commerce has reported sturdy development within the first half of 2025, welcoming 35,532 new member corporations — a 4 per cent year-on-year improve — and driving member exports and re-exports to AED171.9bn ($46.8bn), up 18 per cent in comparison with H1 2024.
The efficiency reinforces Dubai’s place as a world hub for commerce and funding, backed by focused initiatives to spice up worldwide market entry and strengthen public-private partnerships.
Document positive factors in commerce exercise and enterprise help on this time embody:
- Certificates of Origin issued: 409,083 (Up 10 per cent YoY)
- ATA Carnets processed: 2,961, overlaying items price AED1.94bn ($528m)
- New Enterprise Councils fashioned: 5, representing Brazil, Slovakia, Peru, Indonesia, and Hungary
- Mediation instances dealt with: 94 (Up 19 per cent YoY), valued at AED213.5m ($58.1m)
Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Chairman of Dubai Chambers, stated: “The emirate continues to strengthen its place as a number one international centre for commerce and funding. Dubai’s built-in enterprise ecosystem performs a pivotal position in reinforcing investor confidence within the optimistic outlook of the nationwide economic system.
“We’re dedicated to empowering the native enterprise group by shaping a regulatory and legislative surroundings that fosters development, creates alternatives, and helps the event of precedence sectors.
“The chamber will proceed to strengthen its efforts to boost public-private partnerships, which kind a key pillar in reaching the objectives of the D33 Agenda.”
Dubai Chamber of Commerce development
The chamber’s “New Horizons” initiative enabled 60 native corporations to increase into new markets in H1 2025 — a 76 per cent rise from final 12 months.
Commerce missions to Thailand, the Philippines, Angola, and Mozambique generated 1,076 B2B conferences between Dubai companies and worldwide companions.
Working carefully with Enterprise Teams, the chamber reviewed 27 legal guidelines and draft legal guidelines, with 60 per cent of private-sector suggestions adopted — up from 46 per cent in 2024.
It additionally held 98 conferences with Enterprise Teams and Councils, marking a 104 per cent improve in engagement.
By way of the Dubai Centre for Household Companies, the chamber partnered with Dubai’s Division of Financial system and Tourism to publish “Household Companies within the Emirate of Dubai: A Guidebook,” providing greatest practices for preserving wealth and making certain long-term continuity.
The Chamber’s H1 2025 efficiency highlights sustained momentum in attracting companies, increasing international commerce hyperlinks, and shaping a supportive legislative framework — aligning carefully with the emirate’s D33 Agenda to double the scale of the economic system over the following decade.
