Setup & Licensing
UAE beneficial owner duties: Resolution 134 governs, 109/2023 fills gaps
The beneficial ownership duties of UAE companies were rewritten into the 2025 anti-money laundering regulations, while the 2023 decision stayed on the…
Setup & Licensing
Setup & Licensing
Service provider accreditation runs through OpenPeppol, not a vendor
The word Service Provider in the United Arab Emirates electronic invoicing rules does not mean a software vendor. Ministerial Decision No. 64…
Setup & Licensing
Mainland vs Free Zone: 100% Foreign Ownership Is No Longer the Deciding Factor
For years the free zone was sold as the only way a foreigner could own 100% of a UAE company. Since 2021…
Setup & Licensing
DIFC vs ADGM: Two Common-Law Financial Free Zones, and the Choice Founders Get Wrong
DIFC and ADGM look interchangeable — two common-law hubs with their own courts. They are not. The legal architecture beneath them decides…