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Where Global Investors & Entrepreneurs Shape The Future
DUBAITHECITY
DUBAITHEGATEWAY
DUBAITHEHUB
FUTURE-READY REGULATION
RESPONSIVE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
STABLE RISK ENVIRONMENT
A MAGNET FOR TALENT
SOCIAL CAPITAL PROMOTES TRUST
HAPPY, HEALTHY PEOPLE
SCALABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
UNPARALLELED MARKET ACCESS
PRODUCTIVE VALUE NETWORKS
ACCELERATING POSITIVE CHANGE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
48.5%OF GDP FROM TRADE,
LOGISTICS AND MANUFACTURING BETWEEN 2014 AND 2017
Dubai has transformed its business environment to become the preferred location for global investors and entrepreneurs shaping the future. Dubai’s economic ecosystem empowers businesses large and small to maximize profitable growth, forge lasting partnerships, and lead global markets with impactful innovation.
Dubai Government’s concerted efforts – including multiple aspects of future-ready governance, development of human capital, increasing connectedness, and fostering innovation – have positioned Dubai as the pre-eminent global location for fast-growth businesses that transcend geographical barriers.
Today, Dubai is the preferred global Foreign Direct Investment destination for more than 70 per cent of Fortune 500 companies and new economy entrepreneurs alike.
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Explore opportunities for growth, partnership, and innovation in Dubai, the city of the future, the gateway to growth markets and the global business hub.
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“DUBAI HAS A HIGHLY
DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY ”
Dubai’s diversified, investor-centric and innovation-driven economy has been constructed in consonance with the Dubai Plan 2021, which aims to make the city a dynamic engine of local, regional and global economic growth, trade and innovation. A well-earned reputation for political, social and economic stability makes Dubai one of the world’s most attractive places in which to do business.
89.6%OF GDP IS FROM NON-FINANCIAL CORPORATIONS
2.8%GDP GROWTH
IN 2017
Prudent policies have ensured domestic resilience despite regional economic turbulence and global setbacks. A stable macro-economic environment, diversification and sustainability policies, growth strategies and infrastructure initiatives fuel outstanding economic performance.
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DUBAITHECITY
THE CITY OF THE FUTURE Dubai continues to build on the foundation of a robust legislative and regulatory framework to provide reliable digital, social and financial infrastructure relevant to a high-growth global economy. It is one of the world’s most connected cities, with future-proofing built into all new projects. Its consistent strategic investments in 360-degree development have ensured its transition from a dependence on oil revenues to an economy propelled by industrial production, services and knowledge.
As a Smart City, it fosters a higher quality of lifestyle for happy, innovative and empowered people from around the world, with high rankings on globally recognized indicators on infrastructure, ease of doing business, competitiveness, prosperity, innovation, livebility and, now, happiness. A rich, diverse culture makes Dubai one of the world’s most preferred places to live, work and play for creative people from more than 200 countries.
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14.2 M
2015
14.9 M
2016
15.79 M
2017
8.10 M
2018 H1
20 M*
2020
DUBAI VISITOR GROWTH
DUBAI GDP CONTRIBUTION2017
23.5%OTHER
10.4%FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES
11.8%STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION
7.1%REAL ESTATE
9.4%MANUFACTURING
4.9%ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES
6.3%CONSTRUCTION
26.6%WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
THE GATEWAY TO GROWTH MARKETS
With future-ready infrastructure providing access to two-thirds of the world’s most attractive growth markets, Dubai has developed its geographical location advantage. The infrastructure is highly developed, with ports and airports serving as some of the most active gateways into the region for business, commerce and tourism. It is the chosen regional headquarters for 70 percent of Fortune 500 companies.
Regionally, with its reputation for stability, reliability and a low-risk environment, Dubai acts as the gateway to the Middle East, Asia and Africa. It consistently ranks at the top of the region on the indicators related to governance, government effectiveness, political stability, quality of regulation, and the rule of law. It is a key driver of accelerating movement of knowledge, capital, goods, services and talent.
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DUBAITHEGATEWAY
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DUBAI OCCUPIES A UNIQUE LOCATION IN THE WORLD
BILLION CONSUMERSDIRECT MARKET IN MIDDLE EAST, INDIAN SUB CONTINENT AND AFRICA
2.4
HOURS FLIGHTCONNECTS 2/3 OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION WITH DUBAI
85
hour
s
8 ho
urs
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DUBAI SOUTH IS THE FIRST WORLD’S AEROTROPOLIS
TARGETING 220M PASSENGERS AND 12M TEU OF CARGO
AIRLINES DIRECTLY CONNECTING DUBAI
TO 260 DESTINATIONS
TONNESAIRFREIGHT MOVED THROUGH
DXB AND DWC IN 2017
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15.4 MN TEUJEBEL ALI PORT’S CAPACITY,
TO REACH 22.4M TEUIN 2019
WEEKLY FLIGHTSTHROUGH DUBAI AIRPORT
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DUBAITHEHUB
THE GLOBAL BUSINESS HUB
Fundamentally sound and effectively connected to the markets with the greatest growth potential, Dubai Plan 2021 visualizes Dubai as one of the world’s leading business hubs, the most business-friendly economy in the world, and a preferred location for global headquarters of the largest corporations. As economic activity inexorably shifts eastward, Dubai is positioned to become the epicenter of trade flows, harnessing its natural advantages to become the node through which the world’s wealth and talent flow.
Efficient access to growth markets, strong presence at the frontiers of technological advance, leadership in resource innovation, robust forms of economic and social resilience and the ability to forecast and harness changing socio-political dynamics to drive productivity and human well-being make Dubai the hub of an evolving global business firmament.
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> 100MTargeted Airport
Capacity
>240M
NUMBER OF PASSENGERS THROUGH DXB AND DWC
Source: Dubai Airports, Dubai Statistics Centre
> 100M2020
44.3M2018/H1
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DUBAI TRADE 2014–2018/H1
$175.7 BN
$362 BN
$349 BN $347 BN
$354 BN
2018/H12014 2015 2016 2017
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FUTURE-READY REGULATION
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37Agility is built into Dubai’s future-ready regulatory environment as the city implements an agenda of socio-economic resilience. The rapid pace of development is underpinned by a transparent, sophisticated, reliable and adaptable regulatory framework as a platform for growth. Dubai has followed a collaborative policymaking approach to create regulation that is investor-friendly, oriented to supporting profitable growth and protecting intellectual property.
WORLD BANK RULE OF LAW INDICATOR
UAE RANKS 37 AMONG 193 COUNTRIES, WITH A SCORE OF 0.89
1 193
WORLD BANK EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
RANKING IMPROVED FROM 2017 NO.26 TO 2018 NO.21
20182017
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RESPONSIVE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
WORLD BANK GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS INDICATOR
UAE RANKS NO. 22 AMONG 193 COUNTRIES WITH A SCORE OF 1.41
1 193
1 193
WORLD BANK CONTROL OF CORRUPTION INDICATOR
UAE RANKS NO. 25 AMONG 193 ECONOMIES WITH SCORE 1.28
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WEF GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS INDEX 2017-2018
UAE RANKS NO. 17 AMONG 137 ECONOMIES
1 137
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STABLE RISK ENVIRONMENTIn an environment of increasing geo-political uncertainty, Dubai continues to be the rock of political, economic and social stability in the immediate region and the world. Dubai understands that such stability promotes business resilience over a long-term horizon and consistently tries to anticipate, prepare for and proactively mitigate the sources of risk. Strong public sector capabilities in the management of complexity and uncertainty increase the quality of services to investors and ensure a level of confidence.
WORLD BANK POLITICAL STABILITY AND ABSENCE OF VIOLENCE/TERRORISM INDICATOR
UAE RANKS 71 AMONG 194 COUNTRIES WITH A SCORE 0.44
1 194
71
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A MAGNET FOR TALENTOptimizing the correlation between development and talent, Dubai proactively identifies human capital needs in diverse domains and then attracts and develops high-quality talent at a competitive cost. A collaborative mechanism between government, business and academia enables Dubai’s talent pool to meet private sector requirements. Intelligence and foresight prepares the city to meet future needs. Dubai is investing in an ecosystem that facilitates knowledge transfer and raises workforce quality, thereby optimizing return on investment for investors.
INSEAD GLOBAL TALENT COMPETITIVENESS INDEX 2018
UAE RANKS NO. 1 IN MENA REGIONNO. 17 AMONG 119 COUNTRIES
TARGETING 40% INCREASE IN KNOWLEDGE WORKERS BY 2021
$20BNRENEWABLE ENERGY
$34BNCLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS
$82BN $1.6BNINNOVATION INCUBATORS
$11BNAVIATION R&D AND MANUFACTURING
$1.6BNACADEMIC RESEARCH CENTERS
$5.5BNSPACE SECTOR INVESTMENT
$8.5BNR&D IN PRIORITY SECTOR
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SOCIAL CAPITAL PROMOTES TRUSTDubai is the creative focal point for people from an unparalleled diversity of cultures. This is the reason for the city’s emphasis on policies that cultivate and promote societal trust through its public institutions. This makes for effective business relationships based on understanding and confidence. Dubai understands that a high level of interpersonal trust through enforcement of agreements results in increased productivity, reduced transaction costs and a favorable long-term business outlook.
EDELMAN TRUST BAROMETER 2017
UAE IS NO. 2 AMONG 28 POLLED COUNTRIES WITH PUBLIC EXPRESSING “A HIGH LEVEL
OF TRUST IN THE GOVERNMENT”
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HAPPY, HEALTHY PEOPLEAs a diverse globalized location, Dubai has envisioned ‘A City of Happy, Creative and Empowered People’. The Dubai Plan 2021 focuses on the “pursuit and promotion of education and personal development, and the attainment of healthy lifestyle, to enable people to play an active, productive and innovative role in all aspects of the society and the economy”. Dubai constantly aspires to enhance the degree of social well-being and the quality of living standards as drivers of a more positive and productive environment that attracts and retains people necessary for business to flourish.
EIU GLOBAL LIVABILITY RANKING 2017
DUBAI RANKS NO. 1 IN MENA AND IS AMONG THE TOP TWO BIGGEST IMPROVERS WORLDWIDE IN FIVE YEARS
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LEGATUM PROSPERITY INDEX 2017
UAE RANKS 39 AMONG 149 COUNTIRES
1 149
MERCER QUALITY OF LIVING INDEX 2018
DUBAI RANKS 74 GLOBALLY AND NO. 1 IN MENA
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES
IN DUBAI (H1/2018)
SHARE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTIN PEOPLE’S MOBILITY
METRO & TRAMPASSENGERS
TAXIPASSENGERS
PUBLIC BUSPASSENGERS
17%
106.5M 87.85M 76.38M
V
FIXED LINESIN ICT INFRASTRUCTURE 2017
IN TECHNOLOGY IOT (INTERNET OF THINGS) CONTRIBUTE
TO DUBAI’S ECONOMY BY 2020
ACTIVE MOBILE SUBSCRIPTIONS
UAE RANKED FIRST WORLDWIDE IN MOBILE NETWORK COVERAGE 2017
TO MAKE DUBAI THE HAPPIEST CITY
ON EARTH
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
WILL GO SMART IN 2018
INITIATIVES LAUNCHED
IN 2014
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SCALABLE INFRASTRUCTURE Dubai continues to build sophisticated and reliable digital, soft and physical infrastructure designed to enable uninterrupted economic growth. It is one of the world’s most connected cities, with future-proofing built into all new projects. These include the “hard infrastructure” such as roads, railways, utilities, logistics facilities, and industrial and manufacturing facilities. The city also emphasizes the development of “soft infrastructure” in the form of law enforcement and civil services, a robust financial system, education, health care and social welfare services, and cultural and recreational options. Digital infrastructure development has been rapid and all-pervasive, maximizing automation, streamlining processes, and ensuring transparency.
AKAMAI STATE OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY Q1 2017
UAE RANKS 22 GLOBALLY IN AVERAGE PEAK CONNECTION SPEED
UN ICT DEVELOPMENT INDEX 2016
UAE RANKS 2 AMONG ARAB AND GCC STATES;
5 IN THE WORLD FOR MOBILE CELLULAR SUB-BASKET;
8 IN THE WORLD FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH INTERNET ACCESS
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UNPARALLELED MARKET ACCESSBlessed with a geographical position that makes it the center of the physical world, Dubai has built on this advantage by providing efficient connections to key growth markets – regionally as well as globally. The infrastructure related to regional and international trade agreements, a business-friendly export-import environment, and efficient logistics services facilitate access to large and attractive markets. As more and more businesses transcend geographical barriers, Dubai has anticipated and implemented a trade-friendly environment that positions it as the key gateway to the region and a hub for global trade flows.
WORLD BANK LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE INDEX
UAE IS NO.1 IN MENA
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MASTERCARD GLOBAL DESTINATION CITIES INDEX 2018
WITH A VISITOR SPEND OF USD 29.7 BILLION
ICC OPEN MARKETS INDEX 2017
UAE RANKS 8 AMONG 75 GLOBAL ECONOMIES
1 75
MASTERCARD GLOBAL DESTINATION CITIES INDEX 2018
DUBAI IS 4 AMONG 132 CITIES, PLACING IT AMONG THE TOP FIVE GLOBAL DESTINATION CITIES
1 132
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PRODUCTIVE VALUE NETWORKSDubai provides ready access for investors to tap into diverse, trustworthy and high-quality value networks with a high degree of depth, breadth and dependability. The government works as a connector to induct quality participants, conducting gap assessments for priority sectors and benchmarks. Investors in Dubai find ready access to suppliers, buyers and knowledge providers that they require, encouraging price competition and cost-efficiency. The city has a vibrant ecosystem of resources and knowledge that leads to a higher innovation capability.
HARVARD MIT ATLAS OF ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY 2016
UAE IS 51 AMONG 127 COUNTRIES
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ACCELERATING POSITIVE CHANGEDubai is strategically committed to cultivating a culture of innovation and its constant application and adoption by commerce and industry ecosystems. Implementation is the bedrock of a strategy that systematically attracts participation from all over the world in Dubai’s future growth milestones, allowing innovation to be efficiently absorbed into the city’s economy. The government acts as the driver of innovation through specific policies that create economic space for innovators, start-ups and SMEs. An entrepreneur-friendly culture brings together policymakers, enterprises, academia, business, finance and others by rewarding creative thinking and capability development for an innovation hub.
DUBAI IS TAKING A REGIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GREEN ECONOMY
GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX 2018
UAE IS RANKED NO. 3 IN MENA REGION AND 38 AMONG 126 COUNTRIES
No.3
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ENROLMENT GROWTH YEAR-ON-YEAR
PRIVATE SCHOOLS TEACH ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS STARTING FROM GRADE 6.
72% OF ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON GENERATING NEW IDEAS AND DEVELOPING BUSINESS SKILLS
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES
67,000 ENROLLMENTS IN DUBAI HEPs ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-2017
SMART LEARNINGINITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN 2012 TO IMPROVE TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE UAE
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$27.4 BN DUBAI GREEN FUNDTO SUPPORT AND FINANCE CLEAN
ENERGY PROJECTS BY 2020
$13.7 BNTO BE INVESTED
IN 5000MW MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM SOLAR PLANT BY 2030
SHAMS DUBAIDEWA FIRST IN REGION TO
INTRODUCE NET-METERING FOR SOLAR POWER GENERATION
$136.9 M TO BE INVESTED
IN CLEAN ENERGY R&D LABS BY 2020
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