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When compared to Q1 2019, the number of new licenses is 4.5% higher, which indicates that recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is well underway in Ras Al Khaimah.<\/p>\n<p>Commercial licenses formed the bulk of new licenses issued in Q1 2021, accounting for 55% of them with a total of 267 new commercial licenses, according to RAKDED\u2019s Director of Commercial Affairs Moza Al Shamaili. This was followed by professional licenses, which added up to 209 new licenses \u2013 43% of the total \u2013 while industrial licenses made up around 2%.<\/p>\n<p>Al Shamaili went on to explain that individual establishments accounted for 55.2% of the total number of new licenses issued, while 25% went to service agencies and 13% to limited liability companies. 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