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United Arab Emirates
Economic Overview and Outlook
Part-1
UAE COUNTRY
BACKGROUND
- Historical, Geographical and
Political Overview
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• UAE BACKGROUND
• UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - As A High Growth Market
• DUBAI’S IMPORTANT STATUS WITHIN THE UAE
• UAE SOCIAL BRIEF
• KEY SECTORS
• UAE SECURITY SECTOR OVERVIEW
• UAE – EXTERNAL RISKS
• UAE – FACTORS IMPACTING ON SECURITY
• UAE – CRIME, POLICING & SECURITY
• SECURITY SECTOR OPPORTUNITIES
• DOING BUSINESS
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UAE MAP
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International Export Colloquium
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H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al
Nahyan
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin
Rashid Al Maktoum
PRESIDENT OF UAE
VICE PRESIDENT OF UAE AND
RULER OF DUBAI
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UAE BACKGROUND
• Federation of Seven Emirates
• Situated in South West Asia on the Persian Gulf,
bordering Oman & Saudi Arabia
• Federal Capital – Abu Dhabi
• World’s 7th largest oil reserves
• One of the most developed economies in the Middle
East
• GDP of $46,000 according to IMF
• 14th largest in purchasing power per capita
• High-Income High-Growth Economy
• Founding member of Gulf Co-operation Council
(GCC)
• Member of Arab League, United Nations,
Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and the
WTO
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International Export Colloquium
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UAE AS A HIGH-GROWTH MARKET
• In recent years, the UAE has seen
unprecedented growth in all areas of the economy,
particularly construction
• Abu Dhabi has approximately 10% of the world’s
proven oil reserves and 5% of the gas
• Despite the recent financial issues regarding
Dubai, the UAE represents significant
opportunities for businesses.
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DUBAI’S IMPORTANT STATUS WITHIN
THE UAE
 Dubai is the region’s transport, trade, logistics,
exhibitions and business hub
 Many international businesses have their
Regional HQs in Dubai
 It has the most developed infrastructure of any
MENA city
 It remains the centre of choice & offers a
lifestyle unmatched by any other city in the region
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UAE SOCIAL BRIEF
 The population of the UAE is about 8.5 million, and about a
third of those live in Dubai
 Demographic: 11% local UAE nationals, 89% expatriate
(Indians and Pakistanis constitute 60%)
 Dubai now hosts more nationalities than any other country in
the world
 Very youthful domestic market
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KEY SECTORS: MASS TRANSPORT
• Dubai Metro
• Dubai and Abu Dhabi Airports
• UAE Ports
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KEY SECTORS: CONSTRUCTION
• YAS Island
• Saadiyat Island
• Raha Development
• Masdar Project
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KEY SECTORS: ENERGY & POWER
• Abu Dhabi plans to increase crude
oil productivity to 3.7m barrels per
day by 2015
• This will require investment of
around $20b into the sector
• Opportunities in equipment supply,
desalination, gas, energy related
financial products and alternative
energy
• Four nuclear reactors, worth US$40
billion, to be operational by 2020
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UAE SECURITY SECTOR OVERVIEW
• Popular unrest and political violence are almost unheard of
• Never experienced a major terrorist attack
• Intelligence and security forces of Abu Dhabi and Dubai are
effective
• Comparatively low levels of both petty and violent crime
• Federal structure can lead to problems of consistency,
information sharing and co-operation among individual emirates
• Land borders with both Saudi Arabia and Oman are porous and
criss-crossed by smuggling routes
• Coastline is also exploited by smugglers
• The actual crime rate is difficult to measure due to the
government’s policy of not releasing crime statistics
• The federation also allows the US military extensive access to its
facilities
• Large-scale attacks are possible, but small opportunistic attacks
on individuals/foreign interests pose the most immediate risk
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UAE – EXTERNAL RISKS
• UAE's territorial security is
assured through defence
agreements with the US and the UK
• The federation has a very strong
relationship with the US, with
warships frequently docking at
Jebel Ali port
•The UAE’s relations with the rest of
its neighbours remain largely
positive
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International Export Colloquium
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UAE – FACTORS IMPACTING ON SECURITY
• Demographics
• Development and training
• Economic development
• Infrastructure development
• Crime
• Natural resources and threats to supply
• Political threats
• Military/Security Cooperation
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UAE – CRIME, POLICING & SECURITY
Abu Dhabi
 Abu Dhabi Police
 Critical National Infrastructure Authority (CNIA)
 National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority
(NCEMA)
 Civil Defence
Dubai
 Dubai Police
 Civil Defence
Northern Emirates
 Individual Police Forces
 Ministry of Interior
 Individual Civil Defence Forces
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SECURITY SECTOR OPPORTUNITIES
• Interoperability solutions
• Crisis/Disaster Management
• Command and Control
• Business Continuity and Contingency Planning
•Large number of business and sporting events
• Plans for developing a rail network in Abu Dhabi
• Safety and security for nuclear plants and other
large infrastructure projects being developed in the
UAE
• Airports and Ports related security
• Increased demand for security related products
• Upgrading border control and immigration
technology
• Large companies have regional HQs in the UAE
resulting in increased demand for sophisticated
access control systems
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DOING BUSINESS
 Dubai has a liberal, business orientated economy built on a strong history
of trade. It has worked to encourage businesses to set up in the emirate by
creating free zones, building up its infrastructure, and international transport
links
 Dubai’s free zones have proved to be very successful, offering 100%
foreign ownership and no taxes. The free zone at Jebel Ali which started in
the 1970s has over 6000 companies, many others have followed
 Contact building and networking are very important. It takes time to build
relationships with those you want to do business with, and many companies
decide that having a permanent presence here is the only way to drive
success
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