A selection of articles, books and online resources to help you explore the key issues for doing business in the United Arab Emirates.
See our Country resources for United Arab Emirates to access general country profiles, economic forecasts, industry reports, statistics and other information.
Online books, guides and publications
eBooks
The library provides full text access to a selection of key business and reference eBooks from leading publishers.
Doing Business with the United Arab Emirates
Terterov, Marat (Global Market Briefings, 2006)
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BNA Country Portfolios
The Business operations in… series from Bloomberg BNA provide expert guidance on the tax aspects of expanding and operating businesses abroad.
Business Operations in the United Arab Emirates
This report contains information enabling foreign businesses and their professional advisors to determine the best methods of conducting business operations in the United Arab Emirates from both the tax and general legal points of view.
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Useful links
United Arab Emirates
Key country facts, business news, contacts and export information from UK Trade & Investment.
Country Profile – United Arab Emirates
General background information prepared by Foreign and Commonwealth desk officers.
Ease of Doing Business in the United Arab Emirates
Summary of comprehensive annual data collated by the World Bank showing key indicators for business and economic conditions.
Guides
Atradius Country Reports
The latest overviews cover the country's most important business sectors, imports and exports, key indicators, political and economic summaries and outlook.
Business Guides by Country
Introductory guides published by Baker Tilly giving an overview of rules and regulations covering business entities and accounting, finance and investment, employment regulations and tax.
Doing Business in the United Arab Emirates
A guide from PKF International which provides an overview of the country, types of business entities, accounting, taxation and other useful information.
Doing business in the UAE (PDF 8.04mb/24 pages)
Guide published jointly by HSBC and PwC in November 2010. Sections cover taxation, audit, accountancy, employment law, trade and banking.
Doing Business in the United Arab Emirates (PDF 990.73kb/46 pages)
Guide prepared by a local firm within the UHY network which provides an overview of the relevant issues to consider when establishing a business in this country. Published in February 2010.
Doing business in the DIFC
Guide from PwC and the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) providing financial institutions and service providers with information on operating from within the DIFC. Topics covered include the DIFC structure, legal framework, business licensing and registration process. First published in April 2006 and revised in November 2008.
Forums and support networks
Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry
To encourage best practice, trade and investment.
Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry
To promote best practice, trade and investment.
Publications
Buy books from Amazon on doing business in the United Arab Emirates
Tax
Taxation in the United Arab Emirates
Access tax rates and guides, news, information on tax treaties and other resources.
Articles and books in the Library collection
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