
Be where the opportunities are for your business to prosper.
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CONCIERGE SERVICES
GBCs benefit from a comprehensive suite of services provided by a dedicated customer service team to facilitate incorporation, immigration, licensing and other corporate secretarial and compliance matters.
DEDICATED
BUSINESS SUPPORT

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ELIGIBILITY
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR GBC LICENSING, INCORPORATION, OR CONVERSION A COMPANY MUST:
Have its global headquarters located outside the UAE
Operate in a growing and strategically important industry
Have strategies for international market growth or operational transformation
TYPES OF ENTITIES
03
GBC COUNCIL
Be part of an interactive and innovative community of world-leading companies and brands that collaborate to address business challenges, opportunities, and risks in the region and beyond.
BUSINESS & INNOVATION
LEADERSHIP

LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION FOR GLOBAL GROWTH
SHARED INSIGHT ON BUSINESS CHALLENGES AND OPPERTUNITIES
STRATEGIC COLLABORATION, SOLUTIONING AND ALLIANCES
NETWORK WITH OTHER DUBAI-BASED EXECUTIVES
BE PART OF SHAPING THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND ECOSYSTEM
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FLEXIBLE LICENSING, FACILITIES, AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES
GBCs are provided with flexible licensing options that enable an entity or branch to build centralized functions and activities for intercompany and cross-border dealings. A wide range of facility options and immigration services are also available via Jafza.
GBCs can also request to obtain a holding company license from Jafza.

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MODERN COMPANY REGULATIONS
GBCs are limited companies or registered branches that are registered in the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) in Dubai and administered under a modern set of company regulations – the Global Business Corporation Regulations (2021). In applying these regulations, the Dubai International Financial Centre Court may – in some situations – determine a matter with reference to the common law of England and Wales.
