By Staff Reporter
Dubai Chamber of Commerce, operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers, recorded strong growth in the first half of 2025, welcoming 35,532 new member companies — a 4% year-on-year increase.
The results underscore Dubai’s continued appeal to global investors and its role in advancing the goals of the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33).
The value of members’ exports and re-exports reached AED 171.9 billion during the period, up 18% from H1 2024. The chamber issued 409,083 Certificates of Origin, marking a 10% rise, and processed 2,961 ATA Carnets for goods worth AED 1.94 billion.
H.E. Eng. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Chairman of Dubai Chambers, said the results reflect Dubai’s integrated business ecosystem and investor confidence.
We are committed to shaping a regulatory and legislative environment that fosters growth, creates opportunities, and supports priority sectors,
he noted, adding that public-private partnerships remain a core pillar in achieving the D33 Agenda.
The chamber also played a pivotal role in supporting the international expansion of local businesses, assisting 60 companies to enter new global markets — a 76% increase over last year. Through its ‘New Horizons’ initiative, two trade missions to Southeast Asia and Africa facilitated 1,076 B2B meetings in Thailand, the Philippines, Angola, and Mozambique.
Efforts to strengthen the legislative environment saw the chamber review 27 laws and draft laws with Business Groups, achieving a 60% adoption rate for private sector recommendations. It also established five new Business Councils representing Brazil, Slovakia, Peru, Indonesia, and Hungary, and organised 98 meetings with business groups — more than double the previous year.
In legal and dispute resolution efforts, the chamber hosted 19 legal awareness events for over 1,400 participants and handled 94 mediation cases worth AED 213.5 million, up 19% year-on-year.
The Dubai Centre for Family Businesses continued to support the sustainability of family enterprises, launching a comprehensive guidebook in partnership with the Department of Economy and Tourism. Initiatives included governance-focused events, next-generation leadership training in AI prompt engineering, and media skills development.
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