Khalifa Fund SME Programmes
Provides interest-free financing in Abu Dhabi for Emirati-owned enterprises from startup launch through expansion and scale.
Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development is a not-for-profit economic development entity of the Government of Abu Dhabi, established to support small-to-medium enterprises through interest-free loan financing. Since its founding it has disbursed more than AED 1.3 billion to over 1,200 funded SMEs and contributed to the creation of 15,000-plus jobs. Its mandate is explicitly emirate-level — covering…
Interest-free medium-term loans from the Abu Dhabi government's SME development fund, covering microfinance through expansion financing for Emirati-owned businesses across sectors including agriculture, ICT, and manufacturing.
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