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UAE Free Zones Compared

Editorial flat-lay of folders, blueprint sketch, fountain pen, and Arabic coffee dallah on a clean wooden desk
A direct comparison of the UAE's seven most-used free zones — from DMCC's commodities cluster to ADGM's English common-law financial centre. Speciality, regulator, cost tier, and when to use each, plus how free zones now sit alongside the post-2021 mainland 100% ownership reform.
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ADGM Abu Dhabi Global Market

Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi at golden hour with modern glass-and-steel ADGM office towers and a wide pedestrian promenade
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) is the financial free zone of Abu Dhabi, opened for business in 2015. It is one of only two UAE jurisdictions that apply English common law directly, runs its own independent courts, and is home to the FSRA — the GCC's first comprehensive regulator of virtual assets.
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