Hishem AzzouzHost Of Recruitment Mentors Podcast

Why People are Moving to Recruit in Dubai

Name: Why People are Moving to Recruit in Dubai
Uploaded: 2026-03-12T16:03:05+00:00
Duration: 1 min
Channel: Hishem Azzouz
Description: In this segment, the speaker explains why professionals from the UK, Europe, and Australia are increasingly setting up invoicing and corporate…

12 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker explains why professionals from the UK, Europe, and Australia are increasingly setting up invoicing and corporate headquarters in Dubai. The core attraction is the UAE’s low corporate tax rate—approximately 9%—which can effectively become zero tax for many businesses, provided they stay below a certain revenue threshold (estimated around £60,000). Although the speaker is not a tax expert, they highlight that this fiscal environment, combined with the post‑COVID shift of using the Middle East as a global hub rather than a regional market, is driving a surge in relocations. The discussion frames Dubai as a strategic base for serving worldwide clients, emphasizing the financial incentives and the broader trend of companies re‑positioning their HQs to benefit from favorable tax regimes.

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So I can understand, like, if you're coming from the UK or Europe or, you know, other Australia, for example, I can understand why people would want to invoice out of Dubai because essentially you can be very smart and you can pay no tax on the money that you get in. Or if you do pay tax, it's a minimal, you know, 9% corporation tax, which is one of the lowest in the world. But that's only if you cross a certain threshold. I think the threshold is around about £60,000 or so. But I'll clarify that afterwards exactly what the threshold is. I'm no tax expert, Hishem, but that's why— yeah, this isn't a tax podcast, but it's got to be part of the conversation. This is why people are interested. Yeah, there is corporation tax in there. But what— so the big— again, a huge difference I've seen happen since COVID what's happened is people pre-COVID, everyone that moved to the Middle East moved to transact in the Middle East. Okay, now people move to the Middle East to have it as an HQ to serve the world. Why? Because of the tax benefits of doing so.