Dubai Free Zones Council Charts AED 1 Billion Investor Support Package Timeline

The Dubai Free Zones Council's 35th meeting has left city officials with concrete follow-up tasks on redesigning investor processes and launching the Dubai Investor Register as a single economic identity.

These steps arrive after the Executive Council approved multiple measures that directly affect business operations and property rules in Bur Dubai. The decisions create immediate planning needs for how the AED 1 billion economic support package will reach firms and how the Super Block and Strata Registration initiatives will change daily movement and ownership in specific neighbourhoods.

Economic package and GDP context

The AED 1 billion package targets the business sector and is scheduled to roll out from April 1 across three to six months. Dubai recorded 5.4 percent GDP growth in 2025 to reach AED 937 billion, including 6.4 percent expansion in the fourth quarter, figures that officials will track as the support measures take effect.

Implementation now requires coordination between free-zone authorities and the Executive Council to confirm which sectors receive priority access and how the unified investor register will integrate with existing licensing systems.

Urban changes in Al Karama and Al Fahidi

The Super Block initiative will convert Al Karama and Al Fahidi into car-free zones, while the first phase of Strata Registration will allow UAE citizens in those districts to subdivide units and obtain separate title deeds. Both programmes require detailed mapping and public notification before physical works or new deed applications begin.

City agencies must next publish exact boundary maps for the car-free zones and set application windows for the strata titles so property owners can prepare documents. Residents and businesses in Bur Dubai can monitor the mediaoffice.ae site for the next round of implementation circulars from the Executive Council and the Dubai Free Zones Council.