Dubai Free Trade Zones, Free Zones, and Economic Zones
Dubai Academic City (DAC)
- Dubai Academic City in the Ruwayya area of Dubai, near Dubai Silicon Oasis, for educational instutions.
- Includes Dubai International Academic City (DIAC).
Dubai Airport Free Zone (DAFZ)
- PO Box 491, tel +971-4-2995555,
fax +971-4-2995500, email invest@dafza.gov.ae. Sales office tel +971-4-2027000.
- Chairman - Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum.
- Director General - Dr Mohammed Al Zarouni.
- Minimum capital zero for branch, 500,000 dhs for FZC (Free Zone Company),
1,000,000 dhs for FZE (FreeZone Enterprise).
Dubai Car and Automotive City Free Zone (DUCAMZ)
- PO Box 17000, tel +971-4-3335000, +971-4-3335777, email mktg@jafza.co.ae. Managed by JAFZA.
Dubai Gold and Diamond Park
- Next to Dubai Police Traffic Department near Mall of the Emirates
on Sheikh Zayed Rd.
- PO Box 37370, +971-4-3477788, fax +971-4-3473206, email gdp@emaar.ae
- Phase 1 established May 2001 as a LLC company owned by Emaar (a
UAE publicly listed company). Contains about 40 retail units and 120
manufacturing units.
- Phases 2 and 3 to come - more retail, manufacturing
and office units.
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
- Also called Dubai Health Care City.
- Behind Wafi Center. PO Box 66566, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, tel
+971-4-3245555, fax +971-4-3249000
Dubai Industrial City (DIC)
- Free zone?
- Subsidiary of Tatweer.
- Shuaib Residential Complex for workers to
be constructed with 87,000 beds and area of 14 million square feet.
Cost 1.6 billion dhs.
- Announced November 2006.
Dubai International Academic City (DIAC)
Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC)
- Opened September 2004. Regulator is DFSA, stock exchange is DIFX.
Dubai Internet City (DIC)
- DIC building
4, PO Box 73000, tel +971-4-3911111, fax +971-4-3919000,
email opportunities@dubaiinternetcity.ae
Dubai Knowledge Village (KV or DKV)
Dubai Media City (DMC)
- Dubai Media City - more information
- tel +971-4-3914555, email talktous@dubaimediacity.co.ae or sales@dubaimediacity.ae
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)
- Established by Royal Decree 01 May 2002. Members include DGCX - Dubai Gold and Commodities
Exchange,
- Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT) is included within the DMCC free zone (press release 04 November 2009).
- DMCCA Chairman is Ahmed Bin Sulayem.
- Emirates Towers, Level 19,
PO Box 48800, Dubai, UAE, tel +971-4-3903899, fax +971-4-3903897, email
office@dmcc.ae
Dubai Silicon Oasis
- Announced October 2002. Established January 2005 in Nad Al Sheba
area on a 600 hectare site.
- Microelectronics technology and industrial park, including R & D
facilities.
- Chairman - Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum and CEO
Dr Jürgen Knorr (was Dr Mohammed Al Zarouni?).
Dubai Techno Park (TP) - under development
- One of the Economic Zones World subsidiaries, set up as the science
and technology zone for EZW.
- TechnoPark is a Special Economic Zone, not a Free Trade Zone.
- Launched in 2002 with 23 sq km of industrial, research & development,
and technological businesses, focusing on the Energy, Desalination & Water
Resource Management, Environmental Resource Management and Technology
sectors.
- Chairman is Sultan Ahmad Bin Sulayem
- Managing Director is Hamad Al Hashemi
- Phase I consists of 2.3 million sq meters with 112 plots available
for the manufacturing and light industrial sector. All plots leased
out.
- Phase II consists of 17.7 million sq meters, development started
June 2007 and is named the 'Technopolis'. The Technopolis is intended
to be a world class center for technology, research, education and
industry. The Technopolis will provide R&D facilities, incubators
and business accelerators in environment and natural resource management,
as well as house water desalination, and oil & gas industry organisations.
- When completed, the Technopolis resident population will be about
60,000 people and a workforce of up to 133,000 people.
- Some organisations that have already signed up with Techo Park include:
- Baker Hughes - an oilfield supply company will establish a training
centre and operations facility to serve the oil and gas
sector. Announced September 2006.
- Cedars International integrated medical complex - an AED 1.15
billion project on 100,000 sq m of land, completion expected
in 2010.
- The Dubai LNG Storage Hub - a joint venture between
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) and LNG Impel, based at Dubai Techno
Park.
Total storage capacity 40-65 billion cubic feet (bcf), making it the largest
such facility in the world.
Expected completion between 2011 and 2013 in 3
phases.
- Emirates Designer Stone - an AED 800 million quartz stone manufacturing
plant. Announced August 2007.
- Mammut Group, a manufacturer of trailers, steel buildings,
sandwich panels, concrete pre cast panels and porta cabins, will
construct its new pre cast concrete panel factory on a 2m sq ft
plot in Dubai Techno Park. Total investment about AED 500 million.
Announced December 2004.
- Mattex International Group, a carpet manufacturer based in
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia will lease 1m sq ft of land in the Park, with
an investment of AED 400 million in its facility.
- Nestle - will set up its Middle East manufacturing facility
on 100,000 sq m of land. Announced Jan 2007, first phase expected
to be complete by end 2007.
- Proclad Group International, an oil & gas and petrochemical
company, will set up an AED 400 million industrial
complex. Announced October 2005.
- Solar Technologies FZE will invest AED 50 million in a facility
to develop high technology solar energy products and
solutions. Announced June 2006.
- Technopark address: PO Box 16777, Dubai, UAE
Tel +971-4-3328835, fax +971-4-3328853, email info@tp.ae
Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone (TECOM)
- Free zone encompassing Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City, Dubai Knowledge Village.
- Established in 2000.
Economic Zones World (EZW)
- A Dubai World subsidiary that operates the special economic zone (SEZ) Techno Park, and free zones Dubai Auto Zone, Jafza International, and Jebel Ali Free Zone.
- CEO is Mrs Salma Hareb, who is also CEO of Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (JAFZA).
Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA or JAFZ)
Free Zones in Dubai planned or under development
- Dubai Aid City
- Dubai Auto Parts City
- Dubai Biotechnology & Research Park (Dubiotech or Dubai Biotech)
- Dubai Carpet Free Zone - Deira.
- Dubai Flower Center Free Zone - at Dubai International Airport.
- Dubai International Arbitration Center (DIAC)
- Dubai Maritime City
- Dubai Outsource Zone (DOZ)
- Dubai Studio City - Dubailand.
- Dubai Textile Village - Al Awir, scheduled completion October 2005?
- eHosting Data Fort
- Heavy Equipment & Trucks Free Zone
- International Media Production Zone
- Mohammad Bin Rashid Technology Park - Jebel Ali Area.
- TechnoPark - see Dubai Techno Park
Last update
Thursday 28-Jan-2010
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