Given the significant role that it plays in the economy of the region, the Dubai International Financial Centre, without question, has a bright future ahead. However, businesses interested in moving to the region should know that there’s no plans for the free zone to rest on its laurels. In fact, the DIFC has identified FinTech as an industry that presents impressive growth opportunities, and has spent the last few years investing heavily into it. 

The appropriately named DIFC FinTech Hive not only has accelerated the adoption of technologies across the region, but also has launched a startup program that serves to help up-and-coming businesses native to the region grow. This means that there presents significant potential for the growth of the technology sector in the free zone as well. 

Bringing your business to a new market is hard, especially when it involves coming to a new market such as Dubai, where the economic landscape is so incredibly different than you might otherwise be used to. With varying regulations and requirements across the various free zones, it’s important that you know what you’re getting into prior to the move. 

In this article, we’ve explored a little bit about what makes the DIFC tick to help you learn more about whether it might be a suitable home for your business. Keep an eye out for future installments of this series where we’ll continue to look at the free zones in Dubai that are both making waves today and poised for significant growth tomorrow.