Free zoneDubai
DIFC Innovation Hub
The financial-services-adjacent innovation cluster. The right jurisdiction for AI companies serving regulated financial institutions, with its own data protection law.
- Business setup
- Governance
Free zoneAbu Dhabi
ADGM
Abu Dhabi Global Market - international financial centre with its own common-law framework. Relevant for AI companies in financial services and fintech.
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Abu Dhabi Global Market - international financial centre with its own common-law framework. Relevant for AI companies in financial services and fintech.
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Abu Dhabi Free Zones, Financial Centre & Innovation Bodies
Abu Dhabi's financial centre, free zones, research institutes and innovation-focused companies.
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Hub71
One of the Gulf's most active technology startup programmes, offering funding, co-investment and ecosystem access to early-stage companies.
- Funding
- Entrepreneurship
Government bodyAbu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The chamber representing Abu Dhabi's private-sector business community. Offers membership services, trade certification and arbitration, and advocates on economic policy.
- Business setup
- Policy
Free zoneAbu Dhabi
Masdar City Free Zone
Sustainability and clean-technology focused free zone. Also the site of the Stargate UAE compute cluster.
- Business setup
- Infrastructure
Events in Abu Dhabi
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