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DUBAI, 20th February, 2023 (WAM) Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) continued to grow at a record-breaking pace in 2022 with the number of active registered companies rising 20 percent from 3,644 in 2021 to 4,377 in 2022. New companies registered in DIFC in 2022 surpassed the annual milestone of 1,000 for the first time in the Centre’s history with 2022 seeing a total of 1,084 new firms.The unprecedented growth, which supports the objectives of the Dubai Economic Agenda D33, further validates the vision of.
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) continued to grow at a record-breaking pace in 2022 with the number of active registered companies rising 20 per cent from 3,644 in 2021 to 4,377 in 2022.
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<li>DIFC’s exceptional performance in 2022 demonstrates Dubai’s role as a major driver of innovation, entrepreneurship and next-generation technologies in the region’s financial sector</li>
<li>DIFC’s growth significantly contributes to the goal of the Dubai Economic Agenda D33 to transform Dubai into one of the world’s top three cities for business</li>
<li>Total number of active companies grows to 4,377, a 20 per cent year-on-year growth</li>
<li>DIFC records fastest ever rate of employment growth; employees based in the Centre increase to 36,083, a rise of 22 per cent year on year</li>
<li>2022 sees most commercial space leased in a single year in DIFC with 809,000 sq. ft</li>
<li>FinTech and Innovation become fastest growing sector in DIFC; with 291 new clients in 2022, total number of firms in the secto