New investors can now receive a 70 per cent discount on business set-up related costs.
That's according to DP World UAE Region, which announced that these reductions apply to licence registration and administration costs.
Companies that are operating from the Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) can also avail the offer.
The initiative will assist more than the 7,500 businesses that operate from the free zone and hundreds of new businesses looking to set-up their companies in the area.
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