Dubai free zone DMCC has recorded greater than 16 per cent development in Chinese language companies becoming a member of its group over the previous 12 months, bringing the entire to greater than 1,000 corporations.
DMCC introduced the milestone throughout its newest “Made For Commerce Stay” (MFTL) roadshow to China, which hosted occasions within the Yangtze River Delta cities of Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hangzhou—three of the nation’s fastest-growing centres for know-how and superior manufacturing.
Double-digit development 5 years
DMCC highlighted its rising position as a regional launchpad for China’s innovation-driven enterprises, reaching double-digit annual development in Chinese language corporations for 5 consecutive years – together with 19 per cent in 2022, 21 per cent in 2023, and 17 per cent in 2024.
Expertise-focused corporations specialising in synthetic intelligence (AI), blockchain, Web3, and digital infrastructure drove the newest 16 per cent enhance.
DMCC now hosts greater than 130 Chinese language know-how corporations inside a broader group of over 3,400 tech corporations, offering a purpose-built platform for world growth by way of Dubai.
China is UAE’s largest buying and selling accomplice
Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Govt Chairman and CEO of DMCC, stated the expansion displays deepening financial collaboration between the UAE and China.
He stated: “China is now the UAE’s largest buying and selling accomplice, with bilateral commerce exceeding $102bn final 12 months, and that determine projected to double by 2030.
“This development is underpinned by deeper cooperation throughout commerce, funding, and innovation – significantly in AI and different frontier applied sciences, the place China has seen fast development in recent times.
“We have now seen this momentum firsthand with double-digit annual development in Chinese language corporations becoming a member of DMCC for 5 straight years, together with greater than 16 per cent prior to now 12 months.
“At the moment, DMCC is house to greater than 1,000 Chinese language corporations – over 135 of them in know-how – as we proceed to refine our price proposition because the district of selection for bold Chinese language corporations increasing globally from Dubai.”
China–UAE innovation ties
Through the roadshow, greater than 750 Chinese language enterprise leaders attended classes centered on AI, blockchain, and tokenised belongings – areas of accelerating strategic alignment between the UAE and China.
The occasion comes as bilateral relations broaden past commerce into co-investment, innovation, and world market integration. DMCC’s position has turn into pivotal on this transition, accounting for 15 per cent of Dubai’s annual international direct funding (FDI) inflows and contributing round 7 per cent of the emirate’s GDP.
China’s world growth
As each nations strengthen collaboration by way of BRICS+ and deepen their deal with the digital economic system, DMCC positions itself to drive the following wave of Chinese language world growth.
The district continues to draw China’s most dynamic know-how, manufacturing, and companies corporations, underscoring Dubai’s place as a gateway for commerce, funding, and innovation between East and West.
