Introduction
The UAE economy grew at a rate of 6.2% in 2007 and 5.1% in 2008. It contracted by 1.6% in 2009, before recovering to record growth of 2.7% in 2010. MarketLine forecasts indicate that the country will grow at 3.5% in 2011.
Features and benefits
* Understand how the UAE can be used to plan business investments or market entry through a holistic view of the country.
* Gain an understanding of the political situation in the UAE, including key figures in the country and governance indicators.
* Understand customer demographics in the UAE through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
Highlights
The PESTLE analysis of the UAE identifies issues that affect the country's performance using the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) framework.
The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in the UAE, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of the UAE's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
Your key questions answered
* How does the UAE perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like telecoms and IT, patents, and R&D expenditure trends?
* What is the legal structure in the UAE and are the laws conducive to investment?
* How does the UAE perform in terms of environmental indicators and its environmental policies?
* How does the UAE perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
