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UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism: Foreign ownership and branches

Official foreign-ownership and branch baseline, subject to competent-authority rules.

GCC · Professional & Business ServicesProfessional & Business Services sector dossierProfessional & Business Services research dossierProfessional & Business Services current GCC market status and evidence monitorProfessional & Business Services across the GCC: country-by-country entry dossierProfessional & Business Services in United Arab Emirates: independent market-entry study

What the source contributes

Official foreign-ownership and branch baseline, subject to competent-authority rules.

Official ownership and foreign-branch baseline, subject to activity approvals.

Horizon synthesis and use

  • Evidence used in the Professional & Business Services in United Arab Emirates: independent market-entry study country-sector decision dossier. Recheck the original publication date, definition and current status before transaction-specific use.

Before using the evidence

Four questions that keep the conclusion honest

  1. 01Which legal activity, applicant type and jurisdiction does “UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism: Foreign ownership and branches” actually cover?
  2. 02Which approval, filing, fee, eligibility condition or competent authority is stated directly, and which still requires written confirmation?
  3. 03Does the rule apply to GCC · Professional & Business Services, Professional & Business Services sector dossier, Professional & Business Services research dossier, or only to a narrower licence, entity, free zone, product or worker category?
  4. 04The record was reviewed on 2026-10-28; what has UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism changed or superseded since that date?

Where Horizon integrates this source