Home UAE Dubai Dubai Taxi Company: Sheikh Mohammed issues law; IPO on the cards Sheikh Hamdan issued Executive Council Resolution No (92) of 2023 forming the Board of Directors of Dubai Taxi Company by Gulf Business November 12, 2023 Image: Dubai Media Office Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, issued Law No (21) of 2023 on Sunday, amending the legal status of Dubai Taxi Corporation. The law also revised the name ‘Dubai Taxi Corporation’ to Dubai Taxi Company PJSC. With the issuance of the new law, the company is recognised as a public joint-stock company. It now has financial and administrative autonomy and can proceed with floating its shares for an initial public offering (IPO). Read: Dubai’s RTA selects banks for taxi and parking IPOs This step aligns with the Dubai government’s decision in 2021 to list 10 government and state-owned companies in the Dubai Financial Market. The emirate aims to increase the total volume of its stock markets to Dhs3tn. Read: Dubai toll operator Salik raises over $1bn from IPO Also read: Dubai’s DEWA raises $6.1bn in EMEA’s biggest IPO since 2019 Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai issued Executive Council Resolution No (92) of 2023, forming the Board of Directors of Dubai Taxi Company chaired by Abdul Mohsin Ibrahim Younis. The two resolutions are in force from the date of issuance. Based on the law, the company’s duration is 99 years, beginning from its registration date in the commercial register. . @HHShkMohd issues Law No. (21) of 2023 pertaining to ‘Dubai Taxi Company’. Law No. (21) of 2023 amends the legal status of Dubai Taxi Corporation, created pursuant to Executive Council Resolution No. (48) of 2016. It is now recognised as a public joint-stock company named… pic.twitter.com/fy8rGtMPqN — Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) November 12, 2023 Dubai Taxi Company activities The company will offer transportation services using taxis and specialised transportation using self-driving vehicles and flying taxi services. It will provide passenger transport services in areas and locations specified by law. Outsourcing passenger transportation services through contracts with third parties is also part of its remit. Tags Dubai taxi Company IPO Law News Sheikh Mohammed transport You might also like Egypt’s United Bank to sell 30% stake via IPO on local bourse Türkiye plans IPOs for state energy companies, minister says Oman’s OQ to raise $490m from IPO of methanol, ammonia unit Delivery Hero’s Talabat sets IPO price range, seeks to raise $1.52bn