Saudi approves licence for Funding Souq
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Abdul Baset Al Janahi
Dubai Next crowdfunding platform eyes expansion after enabling eight startups to raise required funds
People of all nationalities aged 12 and above with an innovative idea or project can create a campaign on the Dubai Next crowdfunding platform and seek funds from contributors
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Oman approves first licence for crowdfunding platform after rules change
Capital Market Authority says Ethis Investment is the first Islamic crowdfunding platform to be set up in the sultanate
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How Dubai’s crowdfunding initiative is filling ‘massive’ gap in SME financing
Dubai Next, the first digital crowdfunding platform in Dubai, was launched earlier this year by Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan
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Oman’s Capital Market Authority approves licensing for crowdfunding
This comes as a part of a larger push made by Oman’s government to provide financing facilities for SMEs and micro-projects
Ali Sajwani
Crowdfunding: Advantages and disadvantages in a post-Covid world
Given the dire straits the pandemic has created for many SMEs, it could be that crowdfunding provides a vital business lifeline beyond government and bank loans, handouts and support schemes – many of which are now drying up
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Dubai launches new platform to help innovators secure funding for ideas
Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan unveils ‘Dubai Next’ initiative which encourages the use of crowdfunding to finance new business ventures
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Video: Five reasons why firms might choose crowdfunding
UAE-based Udrive has opening up to invite investment from the general public as part of its Series A funding drive.
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UAE Central Bank seeks feedback on crowdfunding platform regulations
The CBUAE has requested that comments on the draft regulations be submitted by October 10