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  "id": "news-oct22-a5-sharjah-q3-2026-business-licences-issued-renewed",
  "language": "en",
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  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/sharjah-q3-2026-business-licences-issued-renewed",
  "slug": "sharjah-q3-2026-business-licences-issued-renewed",
  "category": "policy-standards",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-20",
  "sourceName": "Emirates News Agency (WAM)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2u6pl7-sharjah-records-19327-business-licences-q326",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "United Arab Emirates",
    "Investment",
    "Trade",
    "Business"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "Sharjah records 19,327 business licences issued or renewed in Q3",
    "summary": "The total rose 5% year on year and included 1,738 new licences.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "paragraphs": [
          "Sharjah’s Economic Development Department recorded 19,327 licences issued or renewed in Q3 2026, up 5% year on year. The total comprised 1,738 new licences and 17,589 renewals, so it does not represent an equal number of newly formed companies."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Emirates News Agency (WAM)",
            "url": "https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2u6pl7-sharjah-records-19327-business-licences-q326"
          }
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