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The Academic Zone comprises educational organizations that offer academic programs to the RAK and broader UAE communities. The main cluster of campuses is in Academic Zone 3, which is located in the Al Dhait area. Some educational organisations established under the free zone operate from separate campuses at assigned locations in Ras Al ...
The UAE has a number of free zones across Dubai, [1] Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Fujairah, Ajman, Ras al-Khaimah and Umm al-Quwain. Free zones may be broadly categorized as seaport free zones, airport free zones, and mainland free zones. Free-trade zone exemptions are: 100% foreign ownership of the enterprise
Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) is an Emirati free-trade zone in Ras Al Khaimah in United Arab Emirates. In January 2020, Entrepreneur reported the free zone to have 14,000 companies across 50 industries.
It was introduced in 2017 [6] and is one of the 37 free zones across in the United Arab Emirates that are overseen by the Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority. Situated in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, RAKEZ caters to a diverse range of industries, including manufacturing, trading, and services.
Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) is a United Arab Emirates investment authority in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. It issues licenses to operate within RAKIA owned special economic zones , provides business facilities and warehouses and provides investment funding.
Ras Al Khaimah (Arabic: رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة), often referred to its initials RAK is the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The city had a population of 400,000 in 2023, [ 3 ] and is the sixth-most populous city in UAE after Dubai , Abu Dhabi , Sharjah , Al Ain and Ajman .
Terms include free port (porto Franco), free zone (zona franca), bonded area (US: foreign-trade zone), free economic zone, free-trade zone, export processing zone and maquiladora. Most commonly a free port is a special customs area or small customs territory with generally less strict customs regulations (or no customs duties or controls for ...
Free economic zones (FEZ), free economic territories (FETs) or free zones (FZ) are a class of special economic zone (SEZ) designated by the trade and commerce administrations of various countries. The term is used to designate areas in which companies are taxed very lightly or not at all to encourage economic activity .