Environment - UAE

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United Arab Emirates Economic Overview and Outlook
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Part-1 UAE COUNTRY BACKGROUND - Historical,
Geographical and Political Overview
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• UAE BACKGROUND
• UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - As A High Growth Market
• DUBAIS 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
International Export Colloquium
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H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum VICE
PRESIDENT OF UAE AND RULER OF DUBAI
H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan PRESIDENT
OF UAE
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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
• Worlds 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

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 worlds
  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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DUBAIS IMPORTANT STATUS WITHIN THE UAE

• Dubai is the regions 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 9.45 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 production
  to 3.5m barrels per day by 2017
• Abu Dhabi plans to investment around 25b into
  this sector for the next five years.
• Opportunities in equipment supply, gas, energy
  related financial products and alternative energy
• Four nuclear reactors, worth US40 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 governments 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 UAEs relations with the rest of its
  neighbours remain largely positive

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

• UAE has a liberal, business orientated economy
  built on a strong history of trade. It has
  worked to encourage businesses to set up in the
  emirates by creating free zones, building up its
  infrastructure, and international transport links
  
• Dubais 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