The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has recorded a growth of 7% in the number of actively registered companies as well as its workforce during the first half of the year, much of it driven by new businesses from Asia, Middle East, Europe and North America wanting an exposure to the relatively stable business environment and sustained recovery of the emirate.
During the same period, occupancy of the DIFC-owned leasable space is up to 97% from 94 %.The retail space has grown to 99 %, with the total leasable commercial space increasing by 122,000 square feet, which is a six per cent increase over the end of last year.
The number of active registered companies which is physically doing businesses within the DIFC, grew to 979 with 1,000 new jobs added bringing the total number of employees to 15,000.
At a media roundtable in Dubai, the chief executive of DIFC Authority Mr. Jeff Singer said, “We are becoming the established international financial centre for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region”.
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