Ajman Free Zone has launched a series of e-services on the official website of the free zone which pave the way for establishments of new organizations and companies. This series is included in a number of packages of e-services Ajman Free Zone has commenced in launching since the beginning of 2017, making way for a gradual transition towards ‘smart’ transactions, which is a part of the free zone’s plan for the coming year.

Mahmood Khalil Al Hashemi, the General Director of Ajman Free Zone has emphasized on the new series easing the process of initiating investors and businessmen towards establishing their companies through direct online means with the help of the website. Al Hashemi has also stated that the package is considered an electronic platform wherein the owner of a company can run his business electronically by reviewing information displayed about the company, license, and all transactions submitted along with an archive of relevant documents.

Al Hashemi stressed that the new electronic package was officially launched and that Investors and businessmen can start to use it once they get the data on the “username and password” through communication with the concerned department. He also said: “The package is inclusive of a service that allows the issuance of licenses electronically through the QR Code system, electronic signature device services and electronic readers amongst others as an advanced mean for enhancing the efficiency of the free zone operations and to facilitate the provision of services due to its role in shortening the time required for finalizing the transactions, and to reduce expenses and invest staff’s efforts in order to achieve customers’ satisfaction, in addition to security clearance, approval for the trade name, issuance of membership certificate from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and registration in the commercial register, along with other related services related to running an organization in the region.”

The government of Ajman offers several incentives and facilities for investors in Ajman Free Zone such as lack of restrictions on repatriation of profits, or low state customs rates on various goods, in addition to the promotion and encouragement in trade fairs and the issuance of industrial and commercial evidence that is relevant to the industrial sector.