2. DOING BUSINESS IN THE UAE

3. The United Arab Emirates Economic situation

4. POPULATION (MILLION)

5. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT – BILLIONS $

6. GDP PER CAPITA IN $

7. ECONOMY OF THE UAE REAL GDP GROWTH OF 3.9 % HEALTHY BANKING SECTOR COVERED BY OIL – GAS AND PROJECTS

8. Trends, developments & opportunities

9. ABU DHABI OIL AND GAS RESERVES CAN AFFORD A REGULAR ECONOMIC GROWTH LARGE INVESTMENTS IN OIL AND GAS INVESTS IN ENERGY RELATED INDUSTRIES KHALIFA PORT : EXPORT PORT

10. DUBAI TRADE AND RE-EXPORT FREE ZONES CONFERENCE AND TRADE FAIR CENTRE TOURISM FASTER AND MORE RISK RELATED INVESTMENTS SPECULATION

11. NORTHERN EMIRATES (Ajman - Fujairah - Ras al-Khaimah - Sharjah - Umm Al Qaywayn) LESS EXPENSIVE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FREE ZONES TOURISM SUPPORTED BY THE ABU DHABI AND FEDERAL BUDGET

12. Approach of the market

13. THE UAE: YOUR PARTNER? DIRECT EXPORT PUBLIC MARKETS : SPONSOR YOUR LOCAL COMPANY : ONLY 49 % WHY N0T IN A FREE ZONE WICH FREE ZONE ?

14. DIRECT EXPORTS -DIRECT SALE TO THE CUSTOMER -WORKING WITH A DISTRIBUTOR -WORKING WITH A COMMERCIAL AGENT -CONFUSION BETWEEN AGENTS AND DISTRIBUTORS -USE L/C -TAKE LEGAL ADVICE

15. Your Sponsor -CHOOSE YOUR SPONSOR CAREFULLY AND CONSIDER CASE BY CASE, EMIRATE -DO NOT THINK THAT YOU WILL REACH THE END WITHOUT A SPONSOR -DO YOU NEED A SLEEPING SPONSOR OR A REAL PARTNER ?

16. YOUR COMPANY IN THE UAE -51 % OF LOCAL PARTNERSHIP NEEDED -RISKY MOVE -SPONSORING FEE CAN SUDDENLY CHANGE IF NOT FIXED IN A LEGAL WAY

17. Why in a free zone -100 % ownership possible -Choose your free zone carefully -Every Emirate has free zones available -Local partner still needed for specific projects and businesses