With 25 years of perfumes manufacturing, Ahmed Al Maghribi Perfumes has made a strong and formidable presence in the GCC with 190+ retail outlets that have attracted more than 55,000 loyal customers in the UAE

Date: Dubai, UAE; August 27, 2025

Key Highlights:

1. The total number of business licences owned by Emirati women increased 23 percent to 135,171 in August 2024;
2. The total number of commercial licences owned by Emirati women was 109,871 in 2023;
3. As many as 25,000 Emirati women entrepreneurs contribute Dh60 billion ($16.3 billion) to the UAE economy annually, according to a research;
4. The UAE ranks among the top five economies globally for supporting female entrepreneurship, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2023-2024;
5. The UAE ranked 7^th globally and the first regionally in the UNDP Gender Inequality Index 2024, securing 82.5 out of 100 in the World Bank’s record on Women’s Rights.

Mr Kafeel Ahmed, Founder and Chairman of Ahmed Al Maghribi Perfumes

Ahmed Al Maghribi Perfumes, a leading UAE-based manufacturer of oriental and western perfumes, celebrates the Emirati Women’s Day with the launch of a brand-new women’s fragrance – Niswa.