Take Your Business Across the Gulf

The GCC — the Gulf Cooperation Council — is the economic and political bloc of six Gulf states: the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait. We provide company formation, tax and compliance support across all of them, so you can enter one market or structure a presence across several from a single point of contact.

Yes. Many of our clients operate regionally — for example a UAE holding company with operating entities in Saudi Arabia or Qatar. We coordinate multi-jurisdiction setups so the structure, registrations and compliance calendars line up, rather than engaging separate advisors in each country.

It depends on your activity, target market and priorities. The UAE offers extensive free zones and global connectivity; Saudi Arabia is the largest domestic market; Qatar suits finance and professional services via the QFC; Bahrain is among the most accessible and cost-effective; Oman offers a digitised, increasingly open regime; and Kuwait can offer strong incentives through KDIPA for approved sectors. We assess your specific case and recommend the right jurisdiction — or combination — rather than pushing one market.

Most GCC countries now permit full foreign ownership across a wide range of activities, though the rules and exceptions differ by country and sector — and some (such as Kuwait’s standard route) still require a local partner outside specific licensing regimes. We check your specific activity against each relevant country’s current rules before advising on structure.

No. Each GCC country has its own registrar, licensing authority and tax rules — there is no single pan-GCC registration. What we provide is a single point of contact that handles the separate registrations in each country you need, coordinated so nothing is duplicated or missed.

Tax varies by country — some GCC states levy corporate income tax and VAT, others have very light corporate tax regimes, and the specifics change over time. Rather than generalise, we confirm the current position for each country relevant to your setup and handle the registrations and filings that apply.

Yes. Beyond formation we manage the annual filings, licence renewals, tax submissions and beneficial-ownership obligations in each GCC country you operate in, so your entities stay in good standing without you tracking separate calendars across borders.

Tell us your activity and where you want to operate. We’ll recommend the right jurisdiction or combination, outline the registration, tax and compliance path for each, and handle it end to end from one point of contact.