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  "id": "gulf-oct2026-uae-sharjah-ruwad-sme-finance-contracts-q3-2026",
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/sharjah-ruwad-sme-finance-contracts-q3-2026",
  "slug": "sharjah-ruwad-sme-finance-contracts-q3-2026",
  "category": "policy-standards",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-18",
  "sourceName": "Emirates News Agency (WAM)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2sztvm-ruwad-supports-projects-with-over-aed37-million",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Sharjah",
    "SMEs",
    "Entrepreneurship",
    "Government procurement",
    "United Arab Emirates"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "Sharjah’s Ruwad supported ten SMEs with AED 3.7 million in Q3",
    "summary": "The quarterly report also recorded 198 member-project contracts with 33 government entities.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Sharjah’s Ruwad supported ten SMEs with AED 3.7 million in Q3",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The Sharjah Foundation to Support Pioneering Entrepreneurs reported on 18 October that it financed ten small and medium-sized businesses for AED 3.727 million in the third quarter of 2026. It also added 168 projects to its membership and recorded 490 Eitimad licence transactions and 307 e-commerce licences.",
          "Member businesses secured 198 contracts with 33 Sharjah government entities, worth AED 1.971 million during the quarter. The report also counted 351 entrepreneurs in skill-building programmes and 51 owners receiving specialised business consultations."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Emirates News Agency (WAM)",
            "url": "https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2sztvm-ruwad-supports-projects-with-over-aed37-million"
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