Emirati Women Now Own Over 20,000 Firms

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June 02, 2012 11:48 PM

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Emirati women now own over 20,000 firms

The number of Emirati businesswomen has crossed 13,000, who together control over 20,000 business establishments in the UAE, an official disclosed.

Emirates Business Women Council and Abu Dhabi Businesswomen Council chairperson Eng Fatima Al Jaber said that the women could prove their capability for economic participation as a result of the economic renaissance in the country.

Women could enter a number of new fields, which were believed to be inaccessible for women such as investment and industry, Eng Al Jaber added.

Khaleej Times