{"version":"1","article":{"id":"uae-cultural-creative-industries-fdi-dubai-2025","slug":"uae-cultural-creative-industries-fdi-dubai-2025","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/uae-cultural-creative-industries-fdi-dubai-2025","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uae-cultural-creative-industries-fdi-dubai-2025?lang=en","title":"Dubai attracted 754 cultural and creative FDI projects in 2025","summary":"The UAE is developing cultural and creative industries across production, financing, intellectual property, distribution and markets, according to a 9 October 2026 overview from the Emirates News Agency. The report described initiatives spanning publishing, film, gaming, design, content production and talent development.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["culture-entertainment"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-09","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Emirates News Agency (WAM), reporting UAE cultural-sector initiatives and Dubai FDI data","url":"https://www.wam.ae/en/article/17grho2-uae-expands-cultural-and-creative-industries","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-10-09"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/uae-cultural-creative-industries-fdi-dubai-2025","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uae-cultural-creative-industries-fdi-dubai-2025?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/uae-cultural-creative-industries-fdi-dubai-2025","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uae-cultural-creative-industries-fdi-dubai-2025?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/uae-cultural-creative-industries-fdi-dubai-2025","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uae-cultural-creative-industries-fdi-dubai-2025?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/uae-cultural-creative-industries-fdi-dubai-2025","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uae-cultural-creative-industries-fdi-dubai-2025?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/uae-cultural-creative-industries-fdi-dubai-2025","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uae-cultural-creative-industries-fdi-dubai-2025?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"reported-results","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Dubai kültür ve yaratıcı sektör yatırımları, 2025","en":"Dubai cultural and creative-sector FDI, 2025","ar":"الاستثمار الأجنبي في قطاعي الثقافة والإبداع بدبي، 2025","fr":"IDE culturels et créatifs à Dubaï, 2025","es":"Inversión extranjera cultural y creativa en Dubái, 2025"},"description":{"tr":"Dubai için 2025 takvim yılına ait proje ve sermaye yatırım rakamları.","en":"Project and capital investment figures for Dubai in calendar 2025.","ar":"أرقام المشاريع والاستثمار الرأسمالي لدبي خلال السنة التقويمية 2025.","fr":"Projets et investissements en capital à Dubaï pour l’année civile 2025.","es":"Proyectos e inversión de capital de Dubái para el año natural 2025."},"methodology":{"tr":"WAM’ın 9 Ekim 2026 değerlendirmesinde bildirilen yıllık rakamlar kullanıldı. Rakamlar BAE toplamı veya 2026 tahmini değildir; alt sınırla verilen istihdam sayısı seçkiye dahil edilmedi.","en":"Annual figures reported in WAM’s 9 October 2026 overview. These are neither UAE-wide totals nor 2026 forecasts; jobs reported as a lower bound are excluded.","ar":"استُخدمت الأرقام السنوية الواردة في استعراض وام بتاريخ 9 أكتوبر 2026. لا تمثل إجمالي الإمارات أو توقعات 2026؛ واستُبعد عدد الوظائف المعلن كحد أدنى.","fr":"Chiffres annuels publiés dans l’état des lieux de WAM du 9 octobre 2026. Ils ne constituent ni des totaux nationaux ni des prévisions pour 2026 ; le nombre d’emplois indiqué comme seuil minimal est exclu.","es":"Cifras anuales recogidas en el balance de WAM del 9 de octubre de 2026. 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The report described initiatives spanning publishing, film, gaming, design, content production and talent development.","Dubai attracted 754 foreign direct investment projects in the cultural and creative industries in 2025, with reported capital investment of US$3.756 billion and more than 19,300 jobs created. The emirate retained its global lead for new FDI projects in this field for a fourth consecutive year, the report said. The figures refer to Dubai and calendar 2025; they do not represent the UAE-wide cultural sector or a forecast for 2026."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The UAE is developing cultural and creative industries across production, financing, intellectual property, distribution and markets, according to a 9 October 2026 overview from the Emirates News Agency. The report described initiatives spanning publishing, film, gaming, design, content production and talent development.\n\nThe UAE is developing cultural and creative industries across production, financing, intellectual property, distribution and markets, according to a 9 October 2026 overview from the Emirates News Agency. The report described initiatives spanning publishing, film, gaming, design, content production and talent development.\n\nDubai attracted 754 foreign direct investment projects in the cultural and creative industries in 2025, with reported capital investment of US$3.756 billion and more than 19,300 jobs created. The emirate retained its global lead for new FDI projects in this field for a fourth consecutive year, the report said. The figures refer to Dubai and calendar 2025; they do not represent the UAE-wide cultural sector or a forecast for 2026.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}