The UAE has the advantage of:
- Strategic location
- State-of-the-art infrastructure
- Variety of business premises
- Political stability
- Social stability
- Ease of doing business
- Protection of intellectual property rights
- Favourable business regulations
- Open economy
- Economic stability
- No corporate tax.
Variety of business premises
The UAE offers endless choices of business premises and locations. According to your business activity, you are at liberty to choose a place appropriate for operation whether on the mainland or in a free zone.
You can set up your business in:
- plush business centres
- fancy shopping malls
- state-of-the-art commercial furnished buildings and towers
- industrial areas
- free zones specialised in a range of industries from logistics to media, power and information technology.
Ease of doing business
According to Doing Business 2017 , the UAE scored 26th rank globally and 1st rank regionally. The UAE’s global ranks in the various sub-indices are as follows:
- Starting a business – 4th rank
- Dealing with construction permits – 1st rank
- Getting electricity – 1st rank
- Registering property – 1st rank
- Getting credit – 5th rank
- Protecting minority investors – 1st rank
- Paying taxes – 2nd rank
- Trading across borders – 6th rank
- Enforcing contracts – 1st rank
- Resolving insolvency – 7th rank
