Abu Dhabi: The number of registered projects in Khalifa Fund Gateway increased to 450 while the number of projects committed to provide audited financial statements reached about 130, the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development said in a statement.

Abdullah Saeed Al Darmaki, the Chief Executive Officer of Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, said that the Fund will continue its efforts to provide an appropriate environment for the growth and development of SMEs in the country.

“The Fund puts a lot of effort to urge the government and semi-government entities to provide the small and medium enterprises privileges to support them to develop and succeed,” said Darmaki during a Tawasul event.

He said The Fund’s management is very keen to communicate with owners of the businesses and to listen to their success stories, opinions and to know the challenges they face in order to collaborate with them to find the best solutions.

Khalifa Fund Gateway provides a platform for the entrepreneurs to expose them to the local market and enable to promote their products and services in an effective way.