Dubai tops global ranking in new FDI projects in cultural, creative industries for fourth consecutive year

Emirates News Agency - WAM, 25 August 2026, United Arab Emirates

Guided by the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the emirate ranked first globally in the number of Greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) for the fourth consecutive year, according to the 2025 Financial Times Ltd.’s fDi Markets data, the world’s leading source of greenfield FDI data.

https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c1wufv0-dubai-tops-global-ranking-new-fdi-projects

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