DIEZ H1 2026: Dubai Free Zones Hit 96% Occupancy as AED 1.8 Billion Block 14 Brings Homes to Silicon Oasis

DIEZ H1 2026: Dubai Free Zones Hit 96% Occupancy as AED 1.8 Billion Block 14 Brings Homes to Silicon Oasis

Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ), which runs Dubai Airport Freezone, Dubai Silicon Oasis and Dubai CommerCity, reported 96 per cent occupancy across its three campuses for the first half of 2026. The figures, released on 17 August, showed operating companies up 13 per cent year on year and the combined workforce up 24 per cent.

DIEZ also flagged two projects under way. District IO is an AED 11 billion technology district. Block 14 is a mixed-use scheme in Silicon Oasis whose first phase, valued at AED 1.8 billion, will include one commercial building, two residential buildings and a retail district, completing in 2029.

Other figures cited: 15 startup investments by venture arm Oraseya Capital with deal value up 25 per cent, and 57 per cent more new registrations at the Dtec entrepreneur campus, where AI firms grew 95 per cent.

Read the full article on Doment: DIEZ H1 2026: Dubai Free Zones Hit 96% Occupancy as AED 1.8 Billion Block 14 Brings Homes to Silicon Oasis

Originally published on Doment, Dubai property intelligence.

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