The Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) has announced in its Business
Progress Report that 2,429 new companies have registered last month,
including 1,787 main commercial records and 642 branch commercial
records.
Limited liability companies accounted for 62% of new commercial records
followed by limited liability companies in the category of single-person
companies at 27%, while 10% of new companies were registered in the
category of individual corporations. Contracting companies topped the
list of most common activities in November, with 1,225 commercial
records issued in this field.
At least 980 commercial records were issued for restaurants, cafeterias,
and ice cream shops, while 864 records were issued for grocery stores
and supply shops.
The field of public trading followed with 837 records, while construction material trading accounted for 750 records.
The report pointed out that a total of 9,536 commercial licenses were
issued, amended or renewed in November. Similarly, 1,712 new commercial
licenses were issued while, 1,019 were modified and 6,805 commercial
licenses were renewed.
A total of 309 companies closed in November, representing 13% of newly-registered companies.
On write-off activities, contracting companies topped the list at 27%,
followed by public trading companies at 21%. Trading in construction
materials, electrical appliances, and electronics followed in third
place at 18%, while grocery stores and supplies came at 16%.
The report indicated that the total number of transactions that took
place in November at the ministry’s branches reached 33,576
transactions.
In the area of intellectual property rights, the report indicated that
59 new patent applications were issued in November, while 181 patent
applications were renewed.
In addition, 4,448 trademarks have been registered during November,
while 14 certificates were issued in the field of copyright and related
rights.
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