The UAE government has legalised the use of crowdfunding to provide funding options for small firms & widen the country’s liquidity pool. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, said that the Cabinet has authorised crowdfunding activities in both the public and private sectors.
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Crowdfunding, a sort of alternative financing, is the process of supporting a project or endeavour by obtaining small sums of funds from a large number of individuals, typically over the internet.
“Crowdfunding is one of the best means to support the financing of new innovative business ideas … it will open a door for young people and entrepreneurs to finance their ideas,” he said on Twitter.
