WELCOME TO

DUBAI

DUBAI BUSINESS
2020
 DUBAI
DUBAI BUSINESS
2020
 DUBAI
ON THE
GLOBAL STAGE

DUBAI BUSINESS
2020
 WORLD-CLASS
BUSINESS DESTINATION

ON THE GLOBAL STAGE

 A DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY
EMBRACING TECHNOLOGICAL AND
RESEARCH-BASED INDUSTRIES

ON THE GLOBAL STAGE

WORLD-CLASS
BUSINESS
DESTINATION

#1 MOST COMPETITIVE ECONOMY

IN THE ARAB WORLD
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM'S GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT 2019
IN THE MIDDLE EAST
AND NORTH AFRICA FOR
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS #1
THE WORLD BANK'S DOING BUSINESS RANKINGS 2019

#1 #1
IN THE ARAB WORLD
IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC WORLD'S MOST
PERFORMANCE COSMOPOLITAN CITY
IMD WORLD DIGITAL COMPETITIVENESS RANKING 2019 MCKINSEY&COMPANY 2019

ON THE GLOBAL STAGE

COVID 19
READY

13M TESTS CARRIED

OUT IN UAE -
WORLD’S
HIGHEST PER
96.7% COVID 19
RECOVERY
RATE #9
UAE RANKING
FOR GLOBAL
RESPONSE TO
INFECTIOUS
$1.85BN DUBAI GOVERNMENT
STIMULUS PACKAGE
TO DATE
CAPITA DISEASE
RANKINGS

ON THE GLOBAL STAGE SOURCES: MOHAP, DHA, DMO

DIVERSIFIED
ECONOMY

1.0%
OIL PRODUCTION, WHICH
ONCE ACCOUNTED FOR
50 PERCENT OF DUBAI'S
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT,
CONTRIBUTES LESS THAN
ONE PERCENT TO GDP TODAY
BLOOMBERG MARKET NEWS
REAL NON-OIL GDP
ANNUAL PERCENT CHANGE
IN 2019
FEDERAL COMPETITIVENESS AND
STATISTICS AUTHORITY

ON THE GLOBAL STAGE

SECTOR
SPREAD 26.4%
WHOLESALE &
12.3%
RETAIL TRADE
TRANSPORT &
10.2%
9.2%
STORAGE
FINANCIAL &
INSURANCE
MANUFACTURING
7.2%
REAL ESTATE

ON THE GLOBAL STAGE SOURCE: DUBAI ECONOMIC REPORT 2019

CAPITAL
INFLUX

60% $3.1bn $580m

PERCENTAGE OF ACQUISITION PRICE OF ACQUISITION PRICE OF
MENA START-UP DUBAI-BASED START-UP SOUQ.COM BY AMAZON,
FUNDING WHICH CAREEM BY RIDE HAILING LATER REBRANDED
WENT TO THE UAE APP GIANT UBER AMAZON.AE
IN 2019

ON THE GLOBAL STAGE SOURCES: ZAWYA.COM, MAGNITT 2019 MENA VENTURE INVESTMENT SUMMARY
 WE ARE DUBAI:
GLOBALLY CONNECTED
AND BUILT FOR BUSINESS

DUBAI BUSINESS
2020
DUBAI
PORTS

78 MARITIME
TERMINALS
40 IN FORTY
COUNTRIES
6 ACROSS SIX
CONTINENTS

14.1m CARGO
HANDLED
IN 2019 #10
LARGEST
PORT IN
THE WORLD

GLOBALLY CONNECTED AND BUILT FOR BUSINESS SOURCES: WORLDSHIPPING.ORG, DPWORLD.COM

DUBAI
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT

#1 86.4m 118m 240

BUSIEST PASSENGERS PROJECTED CONNECTED
INTERNATIONAL IN 2019 PASSENGER DESTINATIONS
AIRPORT FOR CAPACITY
SIX YEARS BY 2023
IN A ROW

GLOBALLY CONNECTED AND BUILT FOR BUSINESS SOURCES: AIRPORT-WORLD.COM, TRAVELWIRENEWS.COM, DUBAIAIRPORTS.AE
AL MAKTOUM
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT

130m 12m
PROJECTED PROJECTED
ANNUAL ANNUAL
PASSENGERS CARGO
CAPACITY TONNES
UPON CAPACITY
COMPLETION

GLOBALLY CONNECTED AND BUILT FOR BUSINESS SOURCES: DWC.AE

EMIRATES
AIRLINES

#4 1500 80 155 112

FOURTH FLIGHTS DESTINATIONS WORLD'S
LARGEST
OPERATOR
BY NUMBER OF
+ PER WEEK
COUNTRIES
SERVICED REACHED LARGEST
FLEET OF
AIRBUS A380
PASSENGERS

GLOBALLY CONNECTED AND BUILT FOR BUSINESS SOURCES: EMIRATES AIRLINES, FORBES - 2019 FIGURES
FLYDUBAI

1400 90 57 236 200

FLIGHTS DESTINATIONS FLEET FLEET SIZE DESTINATIONS
+ PER WEEK REACHED ON ORDER WITHIN
10 YEARS
ACROSS
TWO CARRIERS

GLOBALLY CONNECTED AND BUILT FOR BUSINESS SOURCES: FLYDUBAI - 2019 FIGURES
DUBAI
TRANSPORT

52.1km 74.6km 15km

DUBAI METRO RED LINE
WORLD'S LONGEST
DRIVERLESS METRO
TOTAL LENGTH OF
DUBAI METRO
RED LINE EXTENSION
TO EXPO 2020 SITE
OVER THREE LINES

1,518RTA BUS FLEET

OPERATING
5000+
TAXI FLEET OF WHICH
1,582 HYBRID
44 DUBAI WATER
TAXI STATIONS
25% AUTONOMOUS
FLEET BY 2030
ON 119 LINES

GLOBALLY CONNECTED AND BUILT FOR BUSINESS

PRO-BUSINESS KEY FACTS

ECOSYSTEM DUBAI HAS THE

LOWEST TAX RATES
ACROSS COMPETITOR
COUNTRIES

0% CORPORATE
TAX
0% PERSONAL
INCOME
TAX 5% VALUE
ADDED
TAX

GLOBALLY CONNECTED AND BUILT FOR BUSINESS

PRO-BUSINESS
TAXATION
25%
20 20 22% 22%

17 17 19% % %
16% % %
13%
10%
0%
DUBAI QATAR IRELAND GERMANY HONG KONG SINGAPORE UNITED SAUDI ESTONIA SWEDEN TURKEY NETHERLANDS
KINGDOM ARABIA

GLOBALLY CONNECTED AND BUILT FOR BUSINESS SOURCE: REUTERS

SECURE
CIVIL
SOCIETY

#6 #7 #1
RANKING FOR GLOBALLY FOR MIDDLE EAST
WORLD'S BEST SAFETY & MOST DESIRABLE
CITIES SECURITY CITY TO LIVE IN
RESONANCE WORLD'S WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM RESONANCE WORLD'S
BEST CITIES 2020 REPORT TRAVEL COMPETITIVENESS BEST CITIES 2020 REPORT
REPORT 2019 (UAE)

GLOBALLY CONNECTED AND BUILT FOR BUSINESS

INNOVATIVE NEW
ATTRACTION
PROGRAMMES

RETIRE IN DUBAI VIRTUAL WORKING PROGRAMME

NEW VISA CATEGORY, ALLOWING 55+ TO MAKE 1 YEAR PROGRAMME TARGETING REMOTE
DUBAI THEIR PERMANENT HOME WORKERS TO LIVE IN DUBAI
RENEWABLE 5 YEAR VISA WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED LOW ENTRY COST INITIATIVE, ALL RESIDENT
THROUGH ONE OF THREE WAYS: SERVICES FOR NON DUBAI EMPLOYED PEOPLE

•REGULAR INCOME OF AED20,000 P/M •US$5,000 PER MONTH SALARY/ OR

•AED1M IN SAVINGS IN LOCAL BANK •US$5,000 PER MONTH INCOME FOR COMPANY
OWNERS
•AED2M OF PROPERTY HELD IN DUBAI

A WORLD-CLASS LIFESTYLE
GEOPOLITICAL
STABILITY

STEADY GDP GROWTH

AMID REGIONAL AND GLOBAL INFLATION REMAINS DOLLAR-PEGGED
ECONOMIC CHALLENGES WELL UNDER CONTROL CURRENCY

WELL DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY MORE THAN 200 COMMITTED TO BECOMING

MEANING LIMITED RELIANCE NATIONALITIES ONE OF THE HAPPIEST
ON INDIVIDUAL SECTORS LIVING IN HARMONY CITIES IN THE WORLD

BILATERAL TIES WITH MORE RANKED #11 GLOBALLY

THAN A HUNDRED NATIONS IN FUTURE READINESS
STRONG DIPLOMATIC TIES

GLOBALLY CONNECTED AND BUILT FOR BUSINESS SOURCE: EMBASSY-WORLDWIDE, GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS OF TALENT’ REPORT - THE INSTITUTE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT
 WE ARE DUBAI:
THE IDEAL BASE TO
ACCELERATE YOUR
BUSINESS GROWTH

DUBAI BUSINESS
2020
LOW RISK
GROWTH
CAPITAL

#1
WORLD CENTRE DUBAI GOLD

4
FOR ISLAMIC AND COMMODITIES JURISDICTIONS
NASDAQ

#8
GLOBAL ECONOMY EXCHANGE DUBAI COURTS
FINANCIAL DUBAI DIFC COURTS
CENTRES TWO COURTS OF
INDEX ARBITRATION

2000
YEAR OF DUBAI
DUBAI MERCANTILE
FINANCIAL EXCHANGE
MARKET'S
ESTABLISHMENT

ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS GROWTH SOURCES: DIFC, IEDCDUBAI.AE, DFM.AE

LIVING LAB FOR
EXPONENTIAL TECH

ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS GROWTH

MODEL ECONOMIC
FREE TRADE ZONES

FREE ZONES
ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS GROWTH
REGULATORY
SANDBOX

30 OF THE UAE'S
1.59m AREA OF JEBEL ALI
17,000 BUSINESS IN DMCC -
SQM
45 FREE ZONES FREE ZONE, REGION'S UAE'S LARGEST BY
ARE BASED FIRST AND WORLD'S NUMBER OF COMPANIES
IN DUBAI LARGEST REGISTERED

ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS GROWTH SOURCE: DUBAI MEDIA OFFICE

BENCHMARK IN KEY FACTS

GOVERNANCE DUBAI FREE ZONES

ALLOW FOREIGN
BUSINESSES TO

11% TRADE THROUGH

FREE ZONES GREW
11% TO REACH
$161.2bn IN 2019
#1
WORLD’S FIRST
DEDICATED E-COMMERCE
FREE ZONE
(DUBAI COMMERCITY)
SET UP AND SCALE

ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS GROWTH SOURCE: DUBAI MEDIA OFFICE

 BUSINESS
NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE

ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS GROWTH

DWTC

349 EVENTS
HOSTED
IN 2019 53,000+ EXHIBITING
COMPANIES
IN 2019 3.57m DELEGATES
VISITED EVENTS
IN 2019

CRITICAL IN MOVING THE WORLD SOURCE: DWTC

EXPO 2020
DUBAI

1 190 PARTICIPATING
25m EXPECTED VISITS
ST WORLD EXPO
TO BE HELD
IN MEASA
+ NATIONS OVER SIX MONTHS

ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS GROWTH DATES: 1ST OCTOBER 2021 - 31ST MARCH 2022
 WE ARE DUBAI:
THE KNOWLEDGE
ECONOMY

DUBAI BUSINESS
2020
 NERVE CENTRE
FOR RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT

THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

DUBAI
GOVERNMENT
INITIATIVES

SMART DUBAI DUBAI PLAN

DUBAI 10X 2021
INITIATIVE TO EMBRACE THE FUTURE
TO TAKE DUBAI TEN YEARS AND EMERGE AS A
INTO THE FUTURE WORLD-LEADING CITY
BY 2021
UAE VISION 2030
FOR DUBAI'S KEY INDUSTRIES
TO BE DRIVEN BY SMART AND
SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY
DUBAI CLEAN ENERGY
STRATEGY 2050
FOR CLEAN SOURCES TO
COMPRISE 75% OF TOTAL ENERGY
PRODUCTION
2021
FOR KNOWLEDGE WORKERS
TO COMPRISE 40% OF THE
DUBAI ECONOMY
INTERNET OF THINGS
STRATEGY
BUILD THE WORLD’S MOST ADVANCED
IOT ECOSYSTEM
NATIONAL STRATEGY
FOR ADVANCED INNOVATION
POSITION UAE AMONG THE WORLD'S
TOP LEADERS OF INNOVATION
TO ACHIEVE UAE CENTENNIAL 2071 GOALS

THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

HOMEGROWN
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY

DIFC 20 TOP 3
GOVERNING BODY FOR YEARS OF PROTECTION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FROM THE FILING DATE PETROCHEMICAL
PATENTS PHARMACEUTICAL
UTILITY CERTIFICATES
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS AND DRAWINGS
COPYRIGHT
SECTORS
TRADEMARKS
TRADE NAMES
TRADE SECRETS

THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

MAGNET FOR
GLOBAL TALENTS
UAE RANKING UAE RANKING
#12
IN APPEAL
GLOBALLY
IMD WORLD
TALENT RANKING
TOP20 GLOBALLY
GLOBAL TALENT
COMPETITIVNESS
INDEX 2019

THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

EDUCATION

110
NEW SCHOOLS OPEN OVER THE NEXT
DECADE WITH TOTAL ENROLLMENT
REACHING 470,000 BY YEAR 2027

$3.1bn
ANNUAL REVENUES GENERATED BY DUBAI’S
PRIVATE EDUCATION SYSTEM WITH 90% OF
PUPILS ATTENDING FEE-PAYING SCHOOLS

+65% DUBAI’S TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLMENT

GROWTH SINCE 2008. AS OF 2019, THERE WERE ALMOST
30,000 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN DUBAI’S UNIVERSITIES

ATTRACTING GLOBAL TALENT SOURCES: ARABIANBUSINESS.COM, GOVERNMENT.AE

 WE ARE DUBAI:
A GLOBAL,
HYPERCONNECTED
PRO-BUSINESS HUB

DUBAI BUSINESS
2020
DUBAI'S UNIQUE
LOCATION

8-HOUR FLIGHT TIME

6-HOUR FLIGHT TIME

4-HOUR FLIGHT TIME

KEY FACTS

MORE THAN 2.5 BILLION

LIVE WITHIN A FOUR HOUR
FLIGHT FROM DUBAI
FIVE BILLION ARE EIGHT
HOURS FLYING TIME OR LESS
FROM DUBAI
CONNECTING YOU TO THE WORLD
GLOBAL ECONOMIC
POWER SHIFT TO E7

AT THE HEART OF A NEW WORLD BALANCE

MAJOR TRADING
PARTNERS

AT THE HEART OF A NEW WORLD BALANCE

CHINA

KEY FACTS

CHINA IS DUBAI'S BIGGEST

NON-OIL TRADING PARTNER
$40.8 BILLION WORTH OF
TRADE IN 2019
MORE THAN 18,975 CHINESE
INVESTORS OWN 5,977 ACTIVE
BUSINESS LICENCES IN DUBAI
AT THE HEART OF A NEW WORLD BALANCE
INDIA

KEY FACTS

INDIA IS THE UAE'S SECOND

LARGEST TRADING PARTNER,
AND THE UAE IS INDIA'S THIRD
LARGEST TRADING PARTNER
BILATERAL TRADE IS WORTH
$60BN IN 2018/19
BUSINESSES CAN TRADE DIRECTLY
IN UAE DIRHAMS OR INDIAN RUPEES
AT THE HEART OF A NEW WORLD BALANCE
AFRICA

KEY FACTS

AFRICA'S NON-OIL TRADE WITH

DUBAI HAS GROWN STEADILY OVER
THE LAST DECADE, ACCOUNTING
FOR 10.5% OF THE EMIRATE'S TOTAL
NON-OIL FOREIGN TRADE IN 2018
AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE
TRADE AREA CREATED A $3.4
TRILLION ECONOMIC BLOC, AND
HELPED IMPROVE UAE-AFRICA
TRADE & INVESTMENTS
AT THE HEART OF A NEW WORLD BALANCE
USA

KEY FACTS

USA IS DUBAI’S 3RD LARGEST

TRADING PARTNER
BILATERAL TRADE JUMPED 70%
IN THE LAST 10 YEARS TO
$21.2BN IN 2019
AT THE HEART OF A NEW WORLD BALANCE
A FOCAL POINT
FOR GLOBAL
DISTRIBUTION

DUBAI AIMS TO BE A TOP 5

LOGISTIC CENTRE BY 2021

CRITICAL IN MOVING THE WORLD

A GATEWAY TO
DEVELOPING
MARKETS
THE NEW WORLD LOGISTICS
PASSPORT AIMS TO MAKE DUBAI
THE LEADING LOGISTICS
HUB IN LINE WITH DUBAI
1
# $4.28tn SOUTH-SOUTH
TRADE VALUE
IN 2018
SILK ROAD STRATEGY

CRITICAL IN MOVING THE WORLD SOURCE: WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION

HUB-AND-SPOKE
TRADE MODEL

CONNECTOR AND ENABLER OF TRADE

CRITICAL IN MOVING THE WORLD

DUBAI
INFRASTRUCTURE

A CONNECTOR OF
HIGH-VOLUME BUSINESS TRAFFIC

CRITICAL IN MOVING THE WORLD

QUALITY
OF OVERALL
INFRASTRUCTURE

6.23
UAE 5.85 5.72
USA GERMANY 5.21 4.99 4.92
QATAR
UNITED
KINGDOM SAUDI
ARABIA
4.76 4.36
NEW
ZEALAND IRELAND

CRITICAL IN MOVING THE WORLD SOURCE: GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT 2019, WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
DUBAI'S
INFRASTRUCTURE

<5% TOP5 7 200

RELIANCE WORLD'S UAE'S ROAD GLOBAL
ON OIL SHIPPING NETWORK DESTINATIONS
WORLD ECONOMIC
FORUM
CENTRES # RANKED DIRECTLY
INTERNTIONAL SEVENTH IN CONNECTED
SHIPPING CENTRES
DEVELOPMENT INDEX THE WORLD TO DUBAI
EMIRATES NEWS AGENCY

CRITICAL IN MOVING THE WORLD

NUMBER ONE
RE-EXPORT
HUB

DUBAI IS THE REGION'S

NUMBER ONE RE-EXPORT HUB

CRITICAL IN MOVING THE WORLD SOURCE: WORLDSHIPPING.ORG

JEBEL ALI
PORT

# 1 MIDDLE EAST
LARGEST
SEAPORT TOP10 AMONG THE
WORLD'S TOP10
CONTAINER PORTS 14.1m TEU HANDLED BY
JEBEL ALI PORT
IN 2019

CRITICAL IN MOVING THE WORLD SOURCE: DP WORLD

RE-EXPORTS
2018

$114.3bn $216.7bn
DUBAI’S RE-EXPORTS DUBAI'S IMPORTS

$31.3bn
DUBAI'S EXPORTS

CRITICAL IN MOVING THE WORLD SOURCES: ARABIAN BUSINESS, EMIRATES NEWS AGENCY
ETIHAD
RAIL
PROJECT

$200bn
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN THE ETIHAD RAILWAY
THAT WILL LINK THE SEVEN EMIRATES TO THE GCC

2015
COMPLETION OF PHASE ONE

CRITICAL IN MOVING THE WORLD SOURCES: ETIHAD RAIL

GLOBAL
TRADE

$373bn NON-OIL
GLOBAL TRADE
$161bn FREE ZONES
GLOBAL TRADE

CRITICAL IN MOVING THE WORLD SOURCES: DUBAI MEDIA OFFICE

ENABLER
OF GLOBAL
TRADE

COMMITTED TO BECOMING
A GLOBAL TRADE ENABLER

CRITICAL IN MOVING THE WORLD

 WE ARE DUBAI:
A GLOBAL,
FINANCIAL
SERVICES HUB

DUBAI BUSINESS
2020
A WEALTH OF OPPORTUNITIES
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
FINANCIAL COMPANIES

GAPS IN FINANCIAL SERVICES ACROSS THE MEASA REGION

PRESENT A WEALTH OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR FINANCIAL COMPANIES
UNTAPPED MEASA MARKETS
INCREASING ACCESS TO FINANCE CONNECTING WITH SERVING THE DEMAND FOR
FOR UNDERSERVED GROUPS: LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES DIGITALLY DELIVERED
WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FINANCIAL SERVICES

A WEALTH OF OPPORTUNITIES
HOME TO MEASA'S
LARGEST BANKS

17 OF WORLD’S
TOP 20 BANKS
13 OF WORLD’S
TOP 25
WEALTH &
ASSET
MANAGEMENT
FIRMS
8 3
OF WORLD’S DERIVATIVE, DUBAI GOLD AND COMMODITIES EXCHANGE
DUBAI MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
TOP 10 LAW FIRMS EQUITIES AND NASDAQ DUBAI
COMMODITIES
PLATFORM
OPERATORS

A WEALTH OF OPPORTUNITIES SOURCE: DIFC

INVESTORS AND KEY FACTS

VENTURE CAPITALISTS DUBAI IS HOME TO THE HIGHEST

NUMBER OF INVESTORS AND
VENTURE CAPITALISTS
IN THE REGION

31% INCREASE IN VENTURE FUNDING

FOR MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH
AFRICA START-UPS IN 2019
MAGNITT REPORT

A WEALTH OF OPPORTUNITIES
DEVELOPING THE FINTECH SECTOR
BLOCKCHAIN KEY FACTS

STRATEGY THE DUBAI BLOCKCHAIN STRATEGY

HAS IMPLEMENTED THE WORLD'S
FIRST BLOCKCHAIN-POWERED
GOVERNMENT

1 WORLD GOVERNMENT TO SMART eIPO PLATFORM

ST
EXECUTE ALL TRANSACTIONS BOURSE iVESTOR CARD
USING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY
FORBES.COM EFSAH SYSTEM
eSAR REPORT

DEVELOPING THE FINTECH SECTOR

FINTECH
HIVE

4X THE NUMBER OF FINTECH

START-UPS REGISTERED
IN DIFC QUADRUPLED IN 2019 129+ FINTECH FIRMS
ARE REGISTERED
IN DIFC

DEVELOPING THE FINTECH SECTOR SOURCE: DIFC

FINTECH 2019-22
STATS

2019 RECORD YEAR FOR

FINTECH START-UPS
IN THE MENA REGION
MAGNITT
13% OF ALL START-UP
FUNDING WENT
TO FINTECH
MAGNITT
$125m FINTECH SECTOR
ANNUAL INVESTMENT
GROWTH BY 2022
MAGNITT

DEVELOPING THE FINTECH SECTOR

FINTECH
SECTORS
MENA’S FINTECH LANDSCAPE OFFERS THE MOST OPPORTUNITIES IN

PAYMENTS & REMITTANCES DIGITAL BANKING ONLINE LENDING CROWDFUNDING

BLOCKCHAIN AND
INSURETECH CRYPTOCURRENCIES REGULATORY TECHNOLOGY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

DEVELOPING THE FINTECH SECTOR

ISLAMIC
FINANCE
SECTOR

ISLAMIC FINANCE
STRONG GROWTH POTENTIAL
GROWING
MUSLIM
POPULATION

$2.5tn GLOBAL ISLAMIC

ECONOMY IN 2018
PEWRESEARCH.ORG $3.2tn GLOBAL ISLAMIC
ECONOMY IN 2025
WAM.AE

A GLOBAL HOME OF ISLAMIC FINANCE

ISLAMIC
FINANCE
SECTOR

$3.8tn ESTIMATED ASSETS OF

ISLAMIC FINANCE SECTOR
BY 2023
REUTERS
$1.72tn ISLAMIC BANKING
IS CURRENTLY
71 PER CENT OF
THE ISLAMIC
FINANCE SECTOR
RESEARCH & MARKETS

A GLOBAL HOME OF ISLAMIC FINANCE

SUKUK
LISTING
CENTRES

A WORLD-LEADING SUKUK CENTRE

A GLOBAL HOME OF ISLAMIC FINANCE

2013-2019 KEY FACTS

TREND DUBAI SAW A 45 PER CENT

INCREASE IN ISLAMIC ASSETS
BEING MANAGED IN DIFC FROM

$9bn GLOBAL ISLAMIC

FINANCE LISTINGS
IN 2013
DIFC
$65.4bn GLOBAL ISLAMIC
FINANCE LISTINGS
IN 2019
DIFC
THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2018
TO THE SECOND QUARTER 2019

A GLOBAL HOME OF ISLAMIC FINANCE

MARKET
LISTINGS

$62bn DUBAI SUKUK

LISTINGS IN
2019
ZAWYA.COM
10% ISLAMIC ECONOMY
CONTRIBUTION TO
GLOBAL GDP BY
YEAR 2021
ARABIAN BUSINESS

A GLOBAL HOME OF ISLAMIC FINANCE

 WE ARE DUBAI:
A LEADING CENTRE
FOR RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT

DUBAI BUSINESS
2020
INNOVATION
AN INNOVATIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR
BUSINESSES OF THE FUTURE
AI AND KEY FACTS

ROBOTICS DUBAI RANKS NUMBER ONE

GLOBALLY FOR FOREIGN DIRECT
INVESTMENT (FOI) AND
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN

1 1
ON TECHNOLOGY HIGHEST LEVELS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
TRANSFER IN AI OF FDI FOR AI AND ROBOTICS
# AND ROBOTICS # AND ROBOTICS

DUBAI: A RESEARCH HUB SOURCE: FDI MARKETS, SMART SERVICES INDEX

PROGRESSIVE KEY FACTS
GOVERNMENT
AGENDA DUBAI HAS A PROGRESSIVE
GOVERNMENT AGENDA AS
AN EXPERIMENTAL TESTBED
FOR CONCEPTS IN LIVE SETTING

# 1 WORLD'S FIRST
AUTONOMOUS
FLYING TAXI
SUPER HIGH-SPEED
TRANSPORT SYSTEM
HYPERLOOP ONE

DUBAI: A RESEARCH HUB

5G MOBILE KEY FACTS
INTERNET
NETWORKS THE ROLLOUT OF 5G NETWORKS
WILL FURTHER FACILITATE
PROLIFERATION OF SMART
SERVICES, MACHINE-TO-
MACHINE COMMUNICATION,

600 100,000
5G SITES 5G-READY AND CONNECTED TRANSPORT
BUILT BY SMARTPHONES
ETISALAT IN THE MENA REGION

DUBAI: A RESEARCH HUB SOURCE: ETISALAT

AN ENABLING
ECOSYSTEM

DUBAI HAS AN ENABLING ECOSYSTEM TO ALLOW BUSINESSES ACROSS SECTORS TO INNOVATE IN

FASHION AND HIGH MEDICAL AND AUTOMOTIVE

LUXURY PRECISION HEALTHCARE DRIVERLESS
INNOVATION INNOVATION INNOVATION INNOVATION

DUBAI: A RESEARCH HUB

STRATEGY FOR
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE

IN 2017 THE UAE LAUNCHED ITS STRATEGY FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR

TRAFFIC RENEWABLE
AND HEALTH SPACE ENERGY
TRANSPORT

WATER TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

DUBAI: A DEVELOPMENT HUB

DUBAI KEY FACTS
HEALTH
AUTHORITY DUBAI HEALTH AUTHORITY
IS WORKING WITH WORLD'S
MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES
TO IMPLEMENT CUTTING-EDGE
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES,

$1.7bn EXPECTED MEDICAL

3D PRINTING MARKET
IN DUBAI BY 2025
INCLUDING 3D-PRINTED
PROSTHETICS

DUBAI: A DEVELOPMENT HUB SOURCE: DUBAI 3D PRINTING. STRATEGY

RIISE: KEY FACTS

DUBAI CUSTOMS RIISE USES AI, PREDICTION,

NATURAL LANGUAGE
PROCESSING AND
BLOCKCHAIN TO AUTOMATE
PROCESSES AND ELIMINATE
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
REVENUE, INTELLIGENT, INNOVATION, SECURE & ECONOMY (RIISE) AIMS TO BOTTLENECKS IN CUSTOM
SYSTEMS.
AUTOMATE CONDUCT TRADE MAKE
CORE CUSTOM IN THE GLOBAL REAL-TIME
ACTIVITIES MARKET DECISIONS

DUBAI: A DEVELOPMENT HUB

IOT
STRATEGY

DUBAI'S STRATEGY WILL SEE THE ADVENT OF INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) ENABLED SYSTEM

FIRE SMART HOME SAFETY AND PARKING

PROTECTION APPLICATIONS SECURITY SENSORS
SYSTEMS SYSTEMS

DUBAI: A DEVELOPMENT HUB

3D PRINTING
STRATEGY

25% DUBAI CITY BUILDINGS

3D PRINTED BY 2030
DUBAI 3D PRINTING STRATEGY FOCUS AREAS

CONSTRUCTION MEDICAL CONSUMER

DUBAI: A DEVELOPMENT HUB

EXPONENTIAL
THINKING

DUBAI: A DEVELOPMENT HUB

 WE ARE DUBAI:
THE EPICENTRE
FOR GLOBAL
ENTREPRENEURSHIP

DUBAI BUSINESS
2020
START-UPS
DUBAI IS THE HOME OF CHOICE
TO THE WORLD OF START-UPS
THE GLOBAL
START-UP
SPACE

$3tn GROSS VALUE OF THE

WORLD START-UP
ECONOMY: A 20 PER CENT
INCREASE SINCE 2017
$1tn THE CURRENT ECONOMIC
VALUE OF 25 ACTIVE
START-UP ECOSYSTEMS
WORLDWIDE
1
#
DUBAI TOPPED THE
CHARTS AS 2019
EMERGING START-UP
DESTINATION
TNW 2019 GLOBAL STARTUP TNW 2019 GLOBAL STARTUP INNOVATION-CITIES.COM
ECOSYSTEM REPORT ECOSYSTEM REPORT

THE EPICENTRE FOR GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

THE REGIONAL
START-UP
SPACE

$1bn EXPECTED INVESTMENT

IN REGIONAL START-UPS
ACROSS MIDDLE EAST
IN 2020
31% ANNUAL GROWTH OF
DEALS OVER $1 MILLION,
SIGNED WITH START-UPS
IN THE MENA REGION
25% ONE QUARTER OF THE
INVESTOR BASE IS
FOREIGN - FROM
OUTSIDE OF THE
MAGNITT 2019 MENA VENTURE [2018-19] MENA REGION
INVESTMENT SUMMARY MAGNITT 2019 MENA VENTURE STARTUPMGZN.COM
INVESTMENT SUMMARY

THE EPICENTRE FOR GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

GROWTH
PROSPECTS
60%

42% INCREASE
IN THE NUMBER
OF MENA EXITS
FROM 2017 TO 2019

14%
6% 9%
4%
LEBANON JORDAN KSA EGYPT UAE
MENA'S TOP 5 COUNTRIES BY TOTAL FUNDING ($) IN 2019
$704M TOTAL FUNDING

THE EPICENTRE FOR GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SOURCE: MAGNITT, 2019 MENA VENTURE INVESTMENT REPORT
DUBAI'S
START-UP
LANDSCAPE

62% UAE MARKET SHARE

DOMINATES THE
MENA START-UP
FUNDING SCENE
30% INCREASE IN VENTURE
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
IN JUST NINE MONTHS
[2019]
$517m IN FUNDING SECURED
FOR MIDDLE EAST
VENTURES AS SEED
CAPITAL [Q1-Q3, 2019]

THE EPICENTRE FOR GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SOURCE: MAGNITT, 2019 MENA VENTURE INVESTMENT REPORT
DUBAI'S
START-UP
ECOSYSTEM

TOP 10 UAE-HEADQUARTERED START-UPS BY TOTAL FUNDING

$1bn $517m $425m $160m $142m

$125m $97m $65m $60m $39m

THE EPICENTRE FOR GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SOURCE: MAGNITT
SUCCESS
STORIES

$3.1bn
UBER’S PURCHASE
$580m
AMAZON’S PURCHASE
OF RIDE-HAILING APP OF E-COMMERCE SITE
CAREEM IN 2019 SOUQ.COM IN 2017

THE EPICENTRE FOR GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SOURCES: REUTERS. TECHCRUNCH, ENTREPRENEUR.COM, FORBES
SUCCESS
STORIES

$65m
SERIES-A FINANCING TO
$60m
SERIES-B FUNDING
SCALE ITS INVESTMENTS RAISED BY CLOUD
IN SOLAR ENERGY AND KITCHEN PLATFORM
ENERGY EFFICIENCY. KITOPI IN 2020.

THE EPICENTRE FOR GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SOURCES: REUTERS. TECHCRUNCH, ENTREPRENEUR.COM, FORBES
DUBAI IS FAST GAINING REPUTATION AS A
MAGNET FOR TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT
WITH A DOMINANCE IN FINTECH
A HUB FOR
INNOVATION

$1bn UAE BUDGET ALLOCATION

FOR PROJECTS LINKED
TO EXCELLENCE,
INNOVATION AND
20% PROCUREMENT QUOTA
ALLOCATED TO SMALL
AND MEDIUM
ENTERPRISES [2018]
1
#
DUBAI LEADS THE
ARAB WORLD IN
GLOBAL INNOVATION
INDEX RATINGS 2019
CREATIVITY GULF NEWS GULF NEWS
MOF.GOV.AE

A HUB FOR INNOVATION

A FINTECH
HUB

TOP10 THE DIFC FINTECH HIVE FIRMLY

ESTABLISHES DUBAI AS A TOP10
HUB FOR GLOBAL FINTECH
DIFC
300% MENA FINTECH COMPANIES
ARE EXPECTED TO TRIPLE
IN NUMBERS FROM
2015-2022
DIFC

SOURCES: DIFC "A ROADMAP FOR FINTECH FIRMS ENTERING

A HUB FOR INNOVATION THE FAST-GROWING EMERGING MARKETS" REPORT 2019
CONNECTED &
AUTONOMOUS
TRANSPORT

TOP10 GLOBAL READINESS IN

CITY-WIDE DEPLOYMENT
OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
KPMG AUTONOMOUS
$5.9bn
VEHICLES READINESS
SAVINGS FROM REDUCED
INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS,
HEIGHTENED SAFETY AND
PRODUCTIVITY GAINS
DUBAI AUTONOMOUS
TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY

A HUB FOR INNOVATION

HYPERLOOP
TECHNOLOGY

# 1 PIONEERING SOLUTION,
DP WORLD CARGOSPEED
FOR HIGH-PRIORITY,
ON-DEMAND GOODS
100% PILOT ELECTRIC MIXED-USE
TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS
SYSTEMS RUN EXCLUSIVELY ON
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
DP WORLD, 2018 DP WORLD, 2018

A HUB FOR INNOVATION SOURCE: ARABIAN BUSINESS

BLOCKCHAIN
TECHNOLOGY

1 DUBAI AIMS TO BE THE DOCUMENTS HOURS SAVED

# FIRST BLOCKCHAIN
POWERED GOVERNMENT
BY 2020
100m DIGITALLY
PROCESSED
PER YEAR
25.1m USING BLOCKCHAIN
TECHNOLOGY ACROSS
GOVERNMENT SERVICES

SOURCE: FORBES.COM "DUBAI SETS ITS SIGHTS ON BECOMING THE

A HUB FOR INNOVATION WORLD'S FIRST BLOCKCHAIN-POWERED GOVERNMENT"
GLOBAL
TALENT
MAGNET

# 3 UAE'S ATTRACTIVENESS
AS A DESTINATION
TO LIVE TO WORK
GLOBAL TALENT COMPETITIVENESS INDEX 2019
5
#
ABILITY OF DUBAI'S BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT TO OFFER
ACCELERATED OPPORTUNITIES
ACROSS KEY SECTORS
KPMG CHANGE READINESS INDEX 2019

A HUB FOR INNOVATION

ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE &
ROBOTICS

WORLD 1st IN FDI INVESTMENTS FOR AI &

ROBOTICS.
25% OF DUBAI POLICE FORCE TO BE
ROBOTIC BY 2030.
ROBOCOP MODEL IN PILOT USE TODAY -
PROVIDING INTERACTIVE KEY SERVICES TO
RESIDENTS.

A HUB FOR INNOVATION

AGRITECH

SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION MODEL

UNDERWAY WITH R&D INVESTMENT IN
AGRITECH, GREENTECH AND
REUSABLE SOURCES.
SUCCESSFUL CASE STUDIES
UNDERGOING PROTOTYPING AND
SCALING INCLUDE: SOIL-LESS FARMING,
HYDROPONICS AND VERTICAL FARMING.

A HUB FOR INNOVATION

PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS

MOHAMMED BIN RASHID INNOVATION FUND WITH EMIRATES DEVELOPMENT BANK (EDB) $2bn
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE FUND TOWARDS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS $272m
STARTUPBOOTCAMP: A FINTECH ACCELERATOR BETWEEN DIFC, VISA, MASHREQ AND HSBC $270m
HUB71: STARTUP TECH INVESTMENT FUND $250m
DIFC FINTECH FUND TO ENABLE FINTECH ENVIRONMENT $100m
DTCM FUTURISM PROGRAMME WITH ACCENTURE $450k
DIFC - DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE
A HUB FOR INNOVATION DTCM - DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM & COMMERCE MARKETING, DUBAI
VISION
DUBAI'S FORWARD LOOKING VISION
DUBAI'S
FUTURE
FOUNDATION

DUBAI FUTURE MUSEUM OF

ACCELERATORS 10X THE FUTURE
FACILITATING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN FOR GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO EXPERIENTIAL SPACE FOR THE FUTURE
ENTREPRENEURS, PRIVATE SECTOR DESIGN AND FUTURE PROOF SERVICES OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION
AND GOVERNMENT

1 MILLION ARAB CODERS DUBAI FUTURE COUNCILS

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME FOCUSED ON A PLATFORM FOR LEADING GOVERNMENT
DEVELOPING DIGITAL SKILLS AND PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERTS

UNIVERSITY
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
REGULATIONS LAB PROGRAM
A PLATFORM TO FACILITATE A REGULATORY HELPING STUDENTS INTEGRATE
ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTING EMERGING INNOVATIVE BUSINESS IDEAS
TECHNOLOGIES INTO THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION

FORWARD LOOKING VISION

DUBAI'S
FUTURE
FOUNDATION

MIT TECHNOLOGY POPULAR MOSTAQBAL

REVIEW SCIENCE PORTAL
A CONTENT DRIVEN PLATFORM FOCUSED ON SCIENTIFIC COVERING THE LATEST FINDINGS
FOCUSED ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ADVANCEMENT IN THE ARAB REGION FROM TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE SECTORS

PALMWOOD DUBAI FUTURE ACADEMY

A DESIGN-LED MOVEMENT CREATING DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES
SOLUTIONS FOR GOVERNMENTS AND CORPORATES THAT ADDRESS TODAY’S PRESSING CHALLENGES

MOHAMMED BIN RASHID CENTRE CENTRE OF THE 4TH

FOR ACCELERATED RESEARCH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
GOVERNMENT THINK TANK FOR EMERGING TRENDS WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS
IN TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE, GEOPOLITICS AND SOCIETY FOR CRITICAL GLOBAL CHALLENGES

FORWARD LOOKING VISION

DUBAI'S
FUTURE
ACCELERATORS

THE DUBAI FUTURE ACCELERATOR FUND HAS HOSTED SIX SUCCESSFUL EDITIONS FROM 2016-19

219 STARTUPS HAVE PARTNERED

WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
ON 97 CHALLENGES
DUBAIFUTUREACCELERATORS.COM
71% OF START-UPS SIGNED
AGREEMENTS WITH PARTNER
ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT
NEW PROJECTS
DUBAIFUTUREACCELERATORS.COM

FORWARD LOOKING VISION

 ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE
NETWORKING SCENES IN THE WORLD
A LEADING
EVENT
DESTINATION

WORLD GOVERNMENT SUMMIT 2019 GLOBAL BUSINESS FORUM AFRICA GLOBAL BUSINESS FORUMS LATIN AMERICA

ONLY GLOBAL ORGANISATION DEDICATED MORE THAN 2,500 DELEGATES 800 DELEGATES REPRESENTING
TO SHAPING FUTURE OF GOVERNMENTS REPRESENTING 76 COUNTRIES. 50 COUNTRIES.
4,000 PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTING 350 BILATERAL BUSINESS 300 BILATERAL BUSINESS
140 COUNTRIES. MEETINGS HELD. MEETINGS HELD.

A LEADING EVENT DESTINATION

EXPO 2020
DUBAI
EXPO 2020 DUBAI INITIATIVES SUPPORTING START-UPS AND SMES
EXPO LIVE
AN INNOVATION AND PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAMME DESIGNED TO
ACCELERATE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
THAT IMPROVE LIVES.
A LEADING EVENT DESTINATION
UNIVERSITY INNOVATION PROGRAMME
AIMED AT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN
ORDER TO GENERATE VIABLE
SOLUTIONS TO REAL WORLD
PROBLEMS.
SCALE2DUBAI
AN EXPO LEGACY PROJECT THAT
WELCOMES NEW AND SMALL
ENTERPRISES TO DISTRICT 2020:
THE FUTURE INNOVATION DISTRICT
OF DUBAI.
 EMPOWERING FUTURE GENERATIONS
WITH SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ACCESS
A RESEARCH &
DEVELOPMENT
CENTRE
1.30%
1.13%
0.96%
0.89%
0.78%

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
[% OF GDP]

FOSTERING THE RIGHT TALENT SOURCE: THE WORLD BANK

A RESEARCH &
DEVELOPMENT
CENTRE

A THRIVING RESEARCH REMIT A HIGHLY-RESPECTED UNDERTAKING INTERNATIONALLY AUTHORED FIRST UAE

IN MECHATRONICS, REPUTATION FOR RESEARCH RECOGNISED RESEARCH TO MEDICAL STUDY PUBLISHED
SUSTAINABILITY, AND FOCUSED IN THE SOLVE CHALLENGES IN IN THE JOURNAL OF THE
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. TECH SPACE. SMART CONSTRUCTION. AMERICAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION OPHTHALMOLOGY

FOSTERING THE RIGHT TALENT

A RESEARCH &
DEVELOPMENT
CENTRE

350 COMPANIES
HOSTED IN THE
SCIENCE-FOCUSED
HUB
4,000 PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN
LIFE SCIENCES, ENERGY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL
SECTORS

FOSTERING THE RIGHT TALENT

 DRIVING INNOVATION THROUGH
ROBUST PATENT PROTECTION PROTOCOLS

FOSTERING THE RIGHT TALENT

INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY

673 874 1,302

653
PATENTS
IN FORCE 451 561

PATENT
APPLICATIONS 1,824 1,835 2,263 2,364 2,467 2,461
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

UAE PATENTS (2013-2018)

FOSTERING THE RIGHT TALENT SOURCES: WIPO STATISTICS DATABASE

INVESTING
IN TALENT

1.1m APPLICANTS SINCE

LAUNCH IN 2017
22,000 GRADUATES IN THE
FIRST YEAR WITH
250 ACHIEVING A
‘NANO’ DEGREE
3,700 EXPERT TUTORS FROM
GLOBAL COMPANIES
SUPPORTED THIS
INITIATIVE

FOSTERING THE RIGHT TALENT

INVESTING
IN TALENT

5.85
5.70 5.70 5.61
5.16 5.05

4.45

UAE HONG KONG UK QATAR GERMANY IRELAND SAUDI ARABIA

INTERNET ACCESS IN SCHOOLS

FOSTERING THE RIGHT TALENT SOURCE: THE GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT 2017-2018, WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
A GREAT PLACE
TO WORK, LIVE
AND PLAY
ENABLING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

#21 #6 #7
HAPPIEST RANKING FOR WORLD'S
5
SAFEST YEAR POST-STUDY RESIDENCY VISA
COUNTRY WORLD'S BEST FOR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS
IN THE WORLD CITIES CITY SEEKING JOB OPPORTUNITIES
WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT 2020 RESONANCE WORLD'S NUMBEO
BEST CITIES 2020 REPORT

5
YEAR VISAS TO OWNERS AND
FOUNDERS OF TECHNOLOGY
START-UPS TO DRIVE INNOVATION

10
YEAR VISAS FOR HIGHLY-SKILLED
SPECIALISTS IN MEDICAL, SCIENTIFIC,
RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL FIELDS

FOSTERING THE RIGHT TALENT

THE MENA REGION'S
START-UP CAPITAL
CO-WORKING
A WEALTH OF CO-WORKING SPACES
 ENABLING START-UPS TO SCALE

ACCELERATORS
FROM AN IDEA TO
A FULLY-FLEDGED BUSINESS
INVESTORS
AN INVESTOR-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT
SUPPORTED BY A PRO-BUSINESS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
EVENTS
A WORLD-LEADING EVENT DESTINATION
CONNECTING YOU TO GLOBAL AUDIENCES
INCUBATORS
A NETWORK OF INCUBATORS
ENABLING START-UP DEVELOPMENT
ECOSYSTEM
CO-WORKING SPACES INCUBATORS ACCELERATORS

A4 SPACE

EVENTS INVESTORS

ENVESTORS

THE HOME OF CHOICE FOR START-UPS

 WE ARE DUBAI:
TOGETHER
WE CAN BUILD
FOR THE FUTURE

DUBAI BUSINESS
2020
VISION
LED BY A VISION,
GUIDED BY A STRATEGY
DUBAI'S
VISION

THE DUBAI MODEL:

SUCCESSFUL,
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH

DEVELOPING FUTURE BUSINESS

DUBAI
PLAN
2021

DUBAI PLAN 2021

HAPPINESS, INCLUSIVENESS A PREFERRED

CREATIVITY AND AND COHESION PLACE TO LIVE,
EMPOWERMENT WITHIN SOCIETY WORK AND VISIT

A SMART AND A PIVOTAL HUB A PIONEERING

SUSTAINABLE IN GLOBAL AND EXCELLENT
CITY ECONOMY GOVERNMENT

DEVELOPING FUTURE BUSINESS SOURCE: SMARTDUBAI.AE

DUBAI 10X

DUBAI 10X

GOVERNMENT
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES HEALTHCARE EDUCATION

DEVELOPING FUTURE BUSINESS

TECH
INVESTMENTS

TECH INVESTMENTS

SMART DUBAI 2021 BLOCKCHAIN STRATEGY DUBAI PULSE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

A.I & ROBOTICS

3D PRINTING

AUTONOMOUS DRIVING

SPACE

CLEAN TECH
DEVELOPING FUTURE BUSINESS
2030
UNITED
NATIONS
AGENDA 2030

UNITED NATIONS AGENDA 2030

25%
DUBAI PLANS TO PROMOTE OF DUBAI'S TOTAL
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND TRANSPORTATION
ENERGY EFFICIENT MANUFACTURING AUTONOMOUS BY 2030

A DEVELOPING FUTURE BUSINESS VISION SOURCES: GOVERNMENT.AE

2050
UAE ENERGY
STRATEGY 2050

UAE ENERGY STRATEGY 2050

40% TARGET OF CONSUMPTION

EFFICIENCY BY INDIVIDUALS
AND CORPORATIONS $27.2bn
GREEN FUND TO
AID CLEAN ENERGY
INVESTORS

50% PROPORTION OF CLEAN

ENERGY IN TOTAL
ENERGY MIX BY 2050 70% REDUCTION OF CARBON
FOOTPRINT FROM
POWER GENERATION

DEVELOPING FUTURE BUSINESS

SOLAR
POWER

SOLAR POWER

6.5m $13.6bn
BUILDING A TONS OF CARBON TOTAL
SUSTAINABLE EMISSION SAVED INVESTMENT IN
FUTURE ANNUALLY SOLAR PARK

5,000MW
POWERED BY PLANNED CAPACITY OF COMPLETED
RENEWABLE MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL
ENERGY MAKTOUM SOLAR PARK BY 2030

SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY SOURCES: DEWA

FUTURE
FORWARD

POWERED BY
TOMORROW’S THINKING

SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY
UAE
CENTENNIAL
2071

UAE CENTENNIAL 2071

GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY
EDUCATION ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT COHESION

DEVELOPING FUTURE BUSINESS

NUMBER 1

THE FUTURE OF YOUR

BUSINESS LIES HERE

DEVELOPING FUTURE BUSINESS

THANK YOU

DUBAI BUSINESS
2020