Trade & Investment
From The Report: Abu Dhabi 2020
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Abu Dhabi has leveraged its hydrocarbons wealth to pursue a sovereign investment strategy that spans the globe, establishing itself as one of the largest overseas investors in the world. To strengthen the exchange of capital and ideas, the government has worked to create free zones to capture foreign direct investment, benefitting the emirate’s economic diversification strategy. Abu Dhabi’s status as a trading power, meanwhile, is supported by large export volumes of crude and refined oil bound for destinations as diverse as the Netherlands and Japan, and the emirate’s expansive logistics infrastructure has helped it become a primary intake point for imports to GCC countries. This chapter contains interviews with Tariq Bin Hendi, Director-General, Abu Dhabi Investment Office; and Mohamed Helal Almheiri, Director-General, Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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Overview

Global partner: Strong inward investment flows are supporting diversified activities and boosting non-oil exports
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Abu Dhabi has leveraged its hydrocarbons wealth to pursue a sovereign investment strategy that spans the globe, establishing itself as one of the largest overseas investors in the world. To strengthen the exchange of capital and ideas, the government has worked to create free zones to capture foreign direct investment (FDI), benefitting the emirate’s economic diversification strategy. Abu Dhabi’s status as a trading power, meanwhile, is supported by large export volumes of crude and refined…

Analysis

Right environment: Legislation to facilitate larger volumes of foreign capital
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UAE-wide efforts to boost the country’s stock of foreign direct investment (FDI) have seen considerable success in recent times. According to the “World Investment Report 2019” by the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the country ranked first among Arab countries in its FDI capture in 2018 and accounted for roughly 22% of total FDI inflows to the wider MENA region. The UAE Ministry of Economy ascribes the country’s performance to factors such as supportive legislation, a strong…

Interview

Investing in the future: Tariq Bin Hendi, Director-General, Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), on facilitating a culture of innovation
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Interview:Tariq Bin Hendi What has been done to ensure continued investment in the long run, while minimising the impact of economic volatility cycles? TARIQ BIN HENDI: Abu Dhabi has for years prioritised preparing itself for a variety of different scenarios and stands in good stead to weather volatility. Part of this has been the long-running drive to bring investment into the emirate, with the local government taking a proactive approach to drive financing into infrastructure and high-potential…

Interview

Grassroots growth: Mohamed Helal Almheiri, Director-General, Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI), on encouraging expansion through innovation and entrepreneurship
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Interview:Mohamed Helal Almheiri Through which initiatives is ADCCI encouraging the development of local entrepreneurs? MOHAMED HELAL ALMHEIRI: Entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of any economy, and Abu Dhabi is no exception. Support for entrepreneurs and SMEs is therefore a priority for ADCCI, which has worked to encourage youth to transform their ideas into businesses. This is part of an overall effort to stimulate the economy through the promotion…