Abu Dhabi reports spike in US company registrations
- 2 de out. de 2025
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US companies are increasingly setting up in Abu Dhabi, with the emirate’s chamber of commerce reporting a 50 percent rise in registrations in 2024 compared with the previous year.
50% annual rise in 2024
Wholesale and retail dominate
Abu Dhabi delegation in New York
This reflects an ongoing trend in which US memberships in the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry have grown almost 53 percent on a compound annual basis from 2019 to 2024.
“US companies are valued strategic partners in the emirate’s journey towards a more diverse and sustainable economy,” Shamis Al Dhaheri, second vice chairman and managing director of the chamber, said in a statement.
Half of the US members of the chamber are in the “wholesale and retail trade”, followed by “vehicle repair and professional, scientific and technical services”.
Construction, mining, communications and IT, hospitality and administrative services comprise another 30 percent, according to the press release.
Representatives of the independent body are part of an Abu Dhabi economic delegation of more than 100 officials from public and private entities that are visiting New York this week.
On the agenda are discussions about “artificial intelligence, startups, agritech, finance, new energy, life sciences and advanced manufacturing”, as well as an investment forum and a roundtable on family-run businesses, according to the Abu Dhabi media office.
“The United States is a long-standing and strategic partner to Abu Dhabi and the UAE,” said Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, chairman of the emirate’s department of economic development, the agency leading the trip.
Family-run businesses account for about 60 percent of the UAE’s gross domestic product, 90 percent of private-sector companies and 80 percent of employees, according to the Abu Dhabi chamber, citing data from the the UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism.
By Valentina Pasquali
October 2, 2025, 1:24 PM
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