Khaberni - Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, confirmed that the UAE has established over decades a solid global model in comprehensive development.
This model raises the banner of positivity and continuity in building, involves the individual, the family, and the community in the development path and the realization of ambitions, combines economic diversification and investment attraction in transforming strategic visions into reality, and is based on solid foundations, strong pillars, and flexible policies that make it stronger, better, and more beautiful regardless of changing circumstances and data.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said that the UAE, with the vision of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and with the determination of its people and its global model open to all, and its diverse, cohesive, and optimistic society looking forward to tomorrow, is in excellent health and looks with confidence to a better future for itself and the region and its economies and societies, characterized by flexibility, empowerment, and leadership.
This was stated during Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's chairing of the Dubai Executive Council meeting, during which a number of initiatives and strategies were adopted in the sectors of empowering individuals and community, developing elements to enhance trade and investment and measuring economic performance, and enhancing health and safety for the workforce, attended by Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Finance, and Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum explained, saying: "Dubai has built a distinguished relationship based on credibility, transparency, and mutual trust with its citizens, residents, visitors, and investors across all sectors... and the promising opportunities in various sectors in Dubai are based on its strong model and will continuously attract those confident in its ambitious path always looking forward to the future."
The Crown Prince of Dubai said: "We have integrated local capabilities and tremendous human resources, and established strategic plans that enable us to respond to various conditions, and we continue to develop and implement strategic, governmental, and economic and social agendas that serve all classes, and preserve Dubai's leadership in leading global cities in development that includes everyone and sees challenges as opportunities to realize ambitions."
Facilities for Dubai's community and economy total one billion dirhams for a period extending from 3 to 6 months, covering several vital sectors. He said: "We have approved economic facilities worth a billion dirhams, as in these exceptional circumstances, the Dubai government supports individuals, families, and business sectors to overcome these conditions."
The Crown Prince of Dubai also approved the growth results of Dubai's economy by 6.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, in addition to the comprehensive update of the Gross Domestic Product of the Emirate of Dubai, and said: "The Dubai government is keen on accurate measurement and continuous evaluation of the economic growth indicators and prospects, and today we adopted a scientific methodology for measuring Gross Domestic Product. Long-term government planning reflects Dubai's solid commitment towards its citizens, people, and community for the coming years and decades."
He emphasized the importance of continuing the future planning course based on Dubai's global status and the commercial and economic partnerships it has achieved over decades of success and excellence, saying: "Developing the economy and future commercial opportunities is a continuous path that never stops." He added: "We also adopted an initiative that enhances the smooth entry of goods through simplified and effective procedures through the concept of virtual warehouses, to consolidate Dubai's position as a leading global hub for trade and imports."
Economic Facilities
In detail, the Dubai Executive Council adopted facilities for the economic sector, to enhance resilience capabilities and quick response readiness to changes with a budget of one billion dirhams, covering various economic sectors and supportive enablers.
These facilities, which come into effect from April 1, 2026, extend customs data grace periods from 30 to 90 days for a period of 6 months, extendable for similar periods with the necessity of complying with the applicable tax legislation, to enhance the efficiency of supply chains and supply lines of essential and vital goods.
At the corporate level, the facilities include postponing the payment of a set of government fees for a period of 3 months to alleviate the financial burden on companies and enhance their liquidity, including a list of fees postponed for Dubai Municipality (the return fee for employee and worker housing allowance, general cleaning services fees, service improvement fees) and four fees for the Department of Economy and Tourism (license fees for optional requests like foreign names and others, modification fees, advertising fees for commercial licenses and their amendments, and local fees on commercial licenses).
The facilities also include supporting the tourism sector by postponing the collection of hotel sales fees by allowing hotel establishments to postpone the payment of 100% of the amounts collected from guests for three months, and postponing the collection of the tourism dirham by allowing hotel establishments to postpone the payment of 100% of the amounts collected from guests for three months.
At the level of government services, the list of facilities includes offering competitive advantages to facilitate the procedures for issuing and renewing residencies to open promising opportunities for talented individuals, as these facilities include all workers in different sectors to facilitate the process of transitioning the workforce from one establishment to another in Dubai and its free zones to ensure the continuity of skilled labor in the local economy.
