Sharjah:Here’s some encouraging news for all companies operating out of the Sharjah
Publishing City Free Zone (SPCFZ). In addition to waiving off an entire quarter’s
worth of rent for those businesses that occupy fixed offices on the free zone’s
premises, SPCFZ has announced comprehensive economic relief packages in light
of the economic fallout of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, to support these
enterprises in ensuring their business continuity.

The COVID-19 relief plan as envisaged by SPCFZ aligns with Sharjah’s vision to
ensure unhindered development of UAE’s knowledge industry, and has substantially
subsidised every paid service the free zone offers to its existing customers.

The three-month rental fee waiver applies to ready office holders who occupy both
furnished and unfurnished spaces. A 15 percent rental fee waiver for those who
occupy open spaces at SPCFZ and a 30 percent package fee reduction has been
announced for all Flexi desk and Dedicated desk customers. The SPCFZ
management has also confirmed that they will not encash any post-dated customer
instalment cheques for the period of April – June, will completely waive off any
penalties they may have imposed on businesses till end of the year.

Salim Omar Salim, Director of Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone: We deemed
it necessary to look into ways to offer cost-effective options
Stressing on the key role of such measures in enabling business continuity, Salim,
noted: “Our COVID-19 relief plan for our customers stems from SPCFZ’s
commitment to do our best to support the consolidation and growth of the Middle
East’s publishing industry, under any given circumstance. The move also reflects on
Sharjah’s vision to ensure the unhindered growth of the knowledge sector, and takes
after the emirate’s business-friendly and pro-investor ethos.”

“Given the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, we deemed it necessary to
look into ways we could offer our customers cost-effective options they can consider
in the current economic climate, while planning the future of their enterprises,” he
added.

Payment terms and conditions, additional information about the relief plan, the full
scope of services, and additional inquiries can be taken up with the SPCFZ
management at the following contact points: via email: [email protected], via call: 800
77239.