Your Business Base in the Middle East

The Middle East is one of the most opportunistic places in the world to do business. Fuelled by high oil prices, reconstruction spending and domestic growth, a massive surge in public and private sector spending has created an enormous range of opportunities for suppliers of almost every imaginable type of goods and services.

The UAE is the only logical base for regional business. The country is a rock of stability in a volatile region, with a central location, good trading relations with almost every nation in the world and one of the most pro-business Governments in the world. The cosmopolitan cities of the UAE offer an attractive western-style business and social environment, a unique feature in the region. Telecommunications, transportation, and shipping services by air or sea are at par with any location in the world.

The advantages of the UAE are most pronounced in the country's Free Zones, which have attracted investors from around the world.

Free Zones have rules and regulations designed to attract investors and business projects. There is normally no restriction on the nationality of the companies operating in the zone, no business or corporate income taxes and no customs duties to be paid. No restrictions are imposed on repatriation of the revenues and profits and there are no reinvestment obligations. The immigration and labour laws are also simpler and more flexible. The Free Zones allow foreign investors to operate without UAE nationals controlling their business, a requirement outside these zones and in all other countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

If you want your company to cash in on the Middle East boom, the UAE Free Zones are the place to start. Adderley Davis is ready to help, with a complete package of consulting services for companies that want to do business in the Zones.