Economic development specialist OCO Global is pleased to announce that it is one of the 46 world-wide innovators accepted into the prestigious Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA) programme.

The company has been chosen through a competitive process to take part in a 9-week accelerator programme that will draw together leading companies from around the world to tackle an ambitious checklist of key 21st century questions. The chosen companies cover a range of innovative ideas that seek to shape the future of key sectors, find effective solutions to current challenges facing the future of Dubai, and, ultimately, create a better life for future generations.

The OCO team will work with the Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) to develop an intelligent business rating system that can be used to assess and score SMEs’ accessibility to financing.

Khalfan Belhoul, CEO of Dubai Future Accelerators, said: "We’re pleased to welcome OCO Global into the 3rd Cohort at Dubai Future Accelerators. With their established presence in Dubai, they have already shown a commitment to the region and we look forward to working with them on this exciting project."

Earlier this year, OCO Global acquired the British Centres for Business (BCB) in Dubai.

Joe Hepworth, Director of OCO Middle East, said: "our acceptance onto the DFA programme is another important milestone in the company’s development and commitment to the region. We continue to see enormous opportunity in the UAE and MENA region for trade and investment opportunities that we are tasked by our clients to bring to fruition."

Source: Wam