Investor guides
The Data, Laws and Facts Behind Investing in the UAE
Current economic figures, the laws you will deal with and where to read them, and practical facts about taxes, residence and work.
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8 charts
Economy in charts
Growth, inflation, population, jobs, foreign investment and trade, from World Bank data and updated automatically.
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16 laws
Investment legislation
A plain-English summary of each law investors deal with most, from the Commercial Companies Law to the Labour Law, with links to the official texts.
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6 new for October 2026
Fact sheets
Sourced one-page briefings on the UAE at a glance, taxes, setting up a company, free zones, residence visas and buying property, each with a PDF download.
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12 facts
Did you know?
Tax rates, residence and employment rules, the currency, the working week and other figures worth knowing, each with its source.
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14 institutions
Official websites
The websites of the federal and emirate governments, the ministries, and the authorities and registers a business deals with.
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Three Things About the UAE
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Population
The UAE had 11,294,243 residents in 2024.
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History
The UAE was founded on 2 December 1971 as a federation of seven emirates.
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Rail
The national rail network runs 900 km, from Ghuwaifat to Fujairah.
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Every Guide on the Site
The investor guides and the About the UAE pages, in one list.