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The total number of new economic licences in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi that were issued by Abu Dhabi Business Center of the Department of Economic Development (DED) reached 9,412 in 2017 compared to 9,089 new licences in 2016, indicating an increase by 3.5 percent.
The report of the economic licencing activity in Abu Dhabi which was issued stated that the licences issued in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi during last year were distributed according to their types. These were 8,816 commercial licences, 245 crafts licences, 141 for tourism, 40 for agriculture and fish and animal livestock, 165 professional licences and five other licences.