{"id":1968,"date":"2020-10-20T06:44:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T06:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rakmed.ga\/?p=1741"},"modified":"2022-07-12T10:23:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T10:23:09","slug":"rakez-named-as-this-years-best-free-zone-for-smes-in-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rakmediaoffice.ae\/en\/media-center\/press-releases\/rakez-named-as-this-years-best-free-zone-for-smes-in-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"RAKEZ named as this year\u2019s best free zone for SMEs in the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"umb-grid\">\n<div class=\"grid-section\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row clearfix\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 column\">\n<div>\n<p><strong><em>fDi Global Free Zones of the Year 2020 recognises RAKEZ as the SME Free Zone of the Year along with five other awards \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) wins big at this year\u2019s fDi Global Free Zone of the Year Awards, taking home six awards after competing with 61 free zones from all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u00a0<strong>\u2018SME Free Zone of the Year\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>award, RAKEZ was named as the:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No. 1 in the Middle East category<\/li>\n<li>Runner up in the Global category<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As for the honour of\u00a0<strong>\u2018Overall Free Zone of the Year\u2019<\/strong>, the economic zone was recognised as the:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Runner up in the Middle East category<\/li>\n<li>No. 8\u00a0<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>in the Global category<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe are very honoured to receive these prestigious awards, particularly to be recognised for our dedication in supporting the SME community in the region and globally,\u201d said Ramy Jallad, RAKEZ Group CEO. \u201cSME is the biggest population in our family of businesses, and we have been really focusing more on delivering excellent services and enhancing our SME ecosystem to offer them a remarkable experience. Their passion and commitment for what they do is contagious, and this is the culture of excellence that we strive to cultivate,\u201d Ramy Jallad, RAKEZ Group CEO.<\/p>\n<p>The economic zone has also bagged bespoke awards for\u00a0<strong>Covid 19 Support<\/strong>, honouring its efforts in helping ease the impact of the pandemic to its business community by initiating its Client Support Boosters; and\u00a0<strong>Diversity Initiatives<\/strong>, applauding its number of initiatives to help diversify Ras Al Khaimah\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>Within the span of June 2019 to June 2020, RAKEZ has launched a series of pioneering products to keep innovating the support it provides to its investors, such as: the RAKEZ BusinessWomen Package, first-of-its-kind product in the UAE designed to support women entrepreneurs; and Make, Manage, Move Your Products, the most cost-effective industrial offering in the UAE catering to manufacturers, traders and logistics providers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur commitment to our clients is second-to-none and this is the main driving factor why we are keen to introduce new products and services. We will always go above and beyond for our family of businesses, so you can expect to see us exploring more initiatives and improvements for the benefit of our clients.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>fDi Global Free Zones of the Year 2020 recognises RAKEZ as the SME Free Zone of the Year along with five other awards \u00a0 Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) wins big at this year\u2019s fDi Global Free Zone of the Year Awards, taking home six awards after competing with 61 free zones from all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"press_release_topic":[],"latest_news_topic":[],"class_list":["post-1968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-center","category-press-releases"],"acf":{"header_desc":"","header_image":false,"pdf_file":false,"hi-res_image":false,"related_to_hh":"no","hidden_photo_gallery":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - 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