The document provides an overview of opportunities for global investors and entrepreneurs in Dubai. It highlights Dubai's economic diversity and growth sectors such as trade, aviation, tourism, banking, manufacturing, and healthcare. Dubai has strategically invested in infrastructure, education, and developing sectors like green technology and artificial intelligence to support continued economic growth and diversification. Major events like Expo 2020 are also expected to contribute to Dubai's vision of becoming a leading global hub for business, innovation, and connection.

1. Where Global Investors & Entrepreneurs
Shape The Future
BROUGHT TO YOU BY

2. DUBAITHECITY

3. ECONOMIC DIVERSITY
23.2%
OTHER
10.2%
FINANCIAL AND
INSURANCE ACTIVITIES
12.3%
STORAGE AND
TRANSPORTATION
7.2%
REAL ESTATE
9.2%
MANUFACTURING
5.1%
ACCOMMODATION AND
FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES
6.4%
CONSTRUCTION
26.4%
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
TRADE
DUBAI GDP
CONTRIBUTION
2018

4. *Target
growth
14.9 M
15.79 M
15.92 M
20 M*
2016 2017 2018 H1 2019
DUBAI VISITOR
GROWTH
OPPORTUNITIES | TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
2020
8.36 M

5. DUBAITHEGATEWAY

6. DUBAI ADVANTAGE | LOCATION
DUBAI OCCUPIES A UNIQUE LOCATION
IN THE WORLD
2.4
BILLION CONSUMERS
DIRECT MARKET IN
MIDDLE EAST, INDIAN
SUB CONTINENT AND
AFRICA
8
HOURS FLIGHT
CONNECTS 2/3 OF THE
WORLD’S POPULATION
WITH DUBAI

7. OPPORTUNITIES | TRADE HUB
19.3 Mn TEU
JEBEL ALI PORT’S
CAPACITY IN 2018
DUBAI SOUTH IS THE
FIRST WORLD’S
AEROTROPOLIS
TARGETING 220M
PASSENGERS AND 12M
TEU OF CARGO

8. TONNESAIRFREIGHT
MOVED THROUGH
DXB AND DWC
IN H1 2019
1.7M
AIRLINES DIRECTLY
CONNECTING DUBAI
TO 260 DESTINATIONS
140
WEEKLY FLIGHTS
THROUGH
DUBAIAIRPORT
+8,000
OPPORTUNITIES | AVIATION AND CONNECTIVITY

9. DUBAITHEHUB

10. FORWARD | DUBAI EXPO 2020
EXPO 2020
DUBAI
20 OCTOBER 2020
THROUGH 10 APRIL 2021
FIRST TIME
WORLD EXPO TO BE
HOSTED IN MEASA
REGION
25M
VISITS EXPECTED TO THE
EVENT, 70% TO BE
INTERNATIONAL
SUB-THEMES
MOBILITY SUSTAINABILITY
OPPORTUNITY
THEME
‘CONNECTING MINDS
CREATING THE
FUTURE’

11. NUMBER OF
PASSENGERS
THROUGH DXB AND DWC
42.5M
H1 2019
>100M
2020
Source: Dubai Airports, Dubai Statistics Centre
OPPORTUNITIES | AVIATION AND CONNECTIVITY
Targeted
Airport
Capacity
>240M

12. OPPORTUNITIES | TRADE HUB
$349BN $347BN $354BN
2015 2016 2017
DUBAI TRADE
2015-2019
$353BN
2018
$92.2BN
Q1 2019

13. INFRASTRUCTURE

14. INFRASTRUCTURE
DUBAI’S INFRASTRUCTURE IS NEW,
MODERN AND GROWING ALL THE TIME
3RD
ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENT
DESTINATION FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTORS
74.6 KM
LONGEST DRIVERLESS
METRO IN THE WORLD,
WITH 421KM PLANNED
FOR 2030
589M
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PASSENGERS IN 2018
Dh100 BN
DUBAI HAS INVESTED DHS 100BN
ON ROADS AND TRANSPORT
INFRASTRUCTURE

15. INFRASTRUCTURE
87.8M
PASSENGERS
(DUBAI TAXI, HALA
TAXI, AND
FRANCHISE TAXI IN
H1 2019
104.9M
METRO & TRAM
PASSENGERS
IN H1 2019
79.3M
PUBLIC BUS
PASSENGER
S
IN H1 2019
PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES
IN DUBAI
RIDERS USED PUBLIC, SHARED
TRANSPORT AND TAXIS IN H1 2019,
COMPARED 277.9M IN H1 2018
296.2M

16. RANKINGS OF THE YEAR
DESTINATION CITYCONNECTEDTOP FDI
PERFORMERS
DUBAI DOMINATES FDI MAGAZINE'S
RANKINGS WITH THE MOST
APPEARANCES IN THE LEAGUE
TABLES AHEAD OF LONDON, PARIS,
DUBLIN & SINGAPORE
DUBAI AIRPORT IS WORLD’S
BUSIEST FOR INTERNATIONAL
PASSENGERS FOR THE FIFTH
CONSECUTIVE YEAR BY DUBAI
AIRPORTS
2018
DUBAI TOPS FDI
INTELLIGENCE RANKING OF
DESTINATION CITIES FOR
RENEWABLE ENERGY
INVESTMENTS
20182018

17. FORWARD | DUBAI PLAN 2021
DUBAI PLAN 2021
EDUCATED, HEALTHY INNOVATIVE AND HAPPY
INDIVIDUALS
A SECURE,
CULTURAL AND
ENTERTAINING
PLACE TO LIVE
A SMART,
SUSTAINABLE AND
HEALTHY LIVING
ENVIRONMENT
PROACTIVE,
TRANSPARENT,
RELIABLE AND
INNOVATIVE
GOVERNMENT
PRO-BUSINESS
PREFERRED
INVESTMENT
DESTINATION
A VIBRANT, TOLERANT
AND INCLUSIVE
MULTICULTURAL
SOCIETY
OFFERING
SUSTAINABLE
ECONOMIC GROWTH

18. FORWARD | SMART CITY

19. TO MAKE DUBAI
THE HAPPIEST CITY ON
EARTH
OF GOVERNMENT
TRANSACTIONS WILL
BE PAPER-FREE BY
2021
100%
FORWARD | SMART GOVERNMENT
INITIATIVES
LAUNCHED
IN 2014
100

20. DUBAI
BLOCKCHAIN
STRATEGY
FORWARD | SMART GOVERNMENT
THE WORLD’S FIRST-EVER
GOVERNMENT TO EXECUTE
ALL APPLICABLE
TRANSACTIONS USING
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
BY 2020
ELIMINATES
100 MILLION ANNUAL
PAPER TRANSACTIONS
SAVING $1.5 BILLION
ANNUALLY IN DOCUMENT
PROCESSING ALONE
STRATEGY GOAL
DUBAI WILL BE THE
FIRST BLOCKCHAIN
POWERED GOVERNMENT
DRIVING THE FUTURE
ECONOMY

21. OPPORTUNITIES | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
OPEN
DATALAW
ENACTED IN 2015 TO IMPROVE
ACCESSIBILITY OF DATA AND
ENCOURAGE INNOVATIONAND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN
SMART SERVICES
IN TECHNOLOGY
IOT (INTERNET OF
THINGS) CONTRIBUTE
TO DUBAI’S ECONOMY
BY 2020
$4.8BN
FIXED LINES IN ICT
INFRASTRUCTURE
IN Q1 2019
2.3M
ACTIVE MOBILE
SUBSCRIPTIONS IN Q1
2019
19.2M

22. AI TO ADD $182B
TO UAE ECONOMY BY 2035
FORWARD | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
WILL IMPACT 15 SECTORS
IN THE UAE
$37B
FINANCIAL SERVICE
SECTOR
$22B
$19B
$8B
$6B
HEALTHCARE
SECTOR
TRANSPORT STORAGE
SEGMENTS
CONSTRUCTION
SECTOR
EDUCATION
SECTOR

23. FORWARD | GREEN TECHNOLOGY

24. FORWARD | GREEN TECHNOLOGY
DUBAI IS TAKING A REGIONAL
LEADERSHIP POSITION
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GREEN
ECONOMY
$27.4BN
DUBAI GREEN FUND
TO SUPPORT AND
FINANCE CLEAN
ENERGY PROJECTS
BY 2020
$13.7BN
TO BE INVESTED IN
5,000MW IN THE
MOHAMMED BIN RASHID
AL MAKTOUM SOLAR
PLANT
BY 2030

25. FORWARD | GREEN TECHNOLOGY
SHAMS
DUBAI
DEWA FIRST IN REGION
TO INTRODUCE NET-
METERING FOR SOLAR
POWER GENERATION
$136.9M
TO BE INVESTED IN
CLEAN ENERGY R&D
LABS
BY 2020

26. FORWARD | GREEN TECHNOLOGY
DUBAI CLEAN ENERGY STRATEGY2050
DUBAI’S RENEWABLE ENERGYTARGET
CURRENT ECONOMY GREEN ECONOMY
75%
2050
7%
2020
25%
2030

27. FORWARD | FEDERAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION POLICY

28. FORWARD | FEDERAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION POLICY
$20BN
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
$34BN
CLEAN ENERGY
PROJECTS
$1.6BN
INNOVATION
INCUBATORS
$11BN
AVIATION R&D AND
MANUFACTURING
$1.6BN
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
CENTERS
$5.5BN
SPACE SECTOR
INVESTMENT
$8.5BN
R&D IN PRIORITY
SECTOR
TARGETING 40% INCREASE
IN KNOWLEDGE WORKERS BY 2021
$82BN

29. OPPORTUNITIES | TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY

30. 4.9%
GDP
CONTRIBUTION
OF HOSPITALITY
SECTOR 2017
363
MEETINGS, INCENTIVES,
CONFERENCES AND
EXHIBITIONS AND BUSINESS
EVENTS ATTRACTING
VISITORS AT DWTC IN 2018
OPPORTUNITIES | TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY

31. STAY CAPACITY
AND OCCUPANCY RATES
OPPORTUNITIES | TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
721
HOTELS, PLUS HOTEL
APARTMENTS IN THE
EMIRATE
AS OF MAY 2019
118,382
TOTAL AVAILABLE
ROOMS AS OF MAY 2019,
INCREASED 7%
COMPARED TO SAME
PERIOD IN 2018
7.16 M
HOTEL/HOTEL
APARTMENT
GUESTS
OCCUPYING 13.4M
ROOM NIGHTS
AS OF MAY 2019

32. OPPORTUNITIES | RETAIL

33. OPPORTUNITIES | RETAIL
DUBAI FIRST
FOR INTERNATIONAL RETAILER PRESENCE
SQM 7.17M
LEASABLE AREA AS
CURRENT SUPPLY
OF RETAILSPACE
BY 2018
59NEW GLOBAL
BRANDS
ATTRACTED TO
DUBAI
IN 2017
NO.1
DUBAI IS RANKED THE
MOST IMPORTANT
INTERNATIONAL
SHOPPING DESTINATION
GLOBALLY
BY CBRE 2018

34. 2016
$27.5BN
2017
$28.2BN
26.4%
ON AVERAGE
OF TOTALGDP
2018
$28.6BN
OPPORTUNITIES | RETAIL
GDP GENERATED FROM
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

35. OPPORTUNITIES | BANKING AND FINANCE

36. OPPORTUNITIES | BANKING AND FINANCE
DUBAI IS AIMING TO BE A GLOBAL
CAPITAL OF ISLAMIC INDUSTRY,
ECONOMY AND FINANCE
NO.1
DIFC NAMED BEST
‘INTERNATIONAL
FINANCE CENTER’
AT WEALTHBRIEFING
EUROPEAN AWARDS
2018
2,289
NUMBER OF
REGISTERED
COMPANIES IN DIFC IN
H1 2019, COMPARED
TO 2,003 IN H1 2018
INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY
FOR CIVIL, COMMERCIAL
AND INHERITANCE
DISPUTES BASED ON UK
COMMON LAW
DIFC
COURTS

37. OPPORTUNITIES | BANKING AND FINANCE
DUBAI IS AIMING TO BE A GLOBAL
CAPITAL OF ISLAMIC INDUSTRY,
ECONOMY AND FINANCE
$95.4
BN MARKET
CAPITALISATION VALUE
OF DFM IN Q1 2019
$14.8
BN MARKET
CAPITALISATION OF
NASDAQ DUBAI
IN Q1 2019
IN THE ANNUAL
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL CENTER (IFC)
RANKING, BY THE
BANKER MAGAZINE
10TH

38. 2016
$11.8BN
2017
$10.9BN
10.2%
ON AVERAGE
OF TOTALGDP
2018
$11BN
FINANCIAL SECTOR’S
CONTRIBUTION TO GDP
OPPORTUNITIES | BANKING AND FINANCE

39. OPPORTUNITIES | MANUFACTURING

40. OPPORTUNITIES | MANUFACTURING
DUBAI IS AIMING TO BE A GLOBAL CAPITAL
OF ISLAMIC INDUSTRY,
ECONOMY AND FINANCE
$19.04BN
BANK CREDIT TO
UAE’S INDUSTRIAL
SECTOR, 190%
GROWTH
OVER 10 YEARS
TARGETS TO BECOME
A GLOBAL PLATFORM
FOR KNOWLEDGE-
BASED, SUSTAINABLE
AND INNOVATIVE
INDUSTRIES

41. OPPORTUNITIES | MANUFACTURING
SIX INDUSTRIAL SECTORS
ARE TARGETED FOR DUBAI
PHARMACEUTICALS
& MEDICAL
EQUIPMENT
AEROSPACE
MARITIME
ALUMINIUM & FABRICATED METALS
FAST MOVING CONSUMABLE GOODS
MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

42. OPPORTUNITIES | MANUFACTURING
DUBAI INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 2030
GROWTH
ENGINE
AIMS TO INCREASE
TOTAL GDP AND
VALUE-ADDED OF THE
MANUFACTURING
SECTOR
HOME FOR
GLOBAL BUSINESS
MAKE DUBAI A
PREFERRED
MANUFACTURING
PLATFORM FOR GLOBAL
BUSINESSES
ENVIRONMENTALLY
SUSTAINABLE
TO PROMOTE
ENVIRONMENTALLY-
FRIENDLY AND
ENERGY EFFICIENT
MANUFACTURING

43. OPPORTUNITIES | MANUFACTURING
GDP GENERATED AT
CONSTANT
PRICES BY MANUFACTURING
2016
$9.7BN
2017
$10BN
9.2%
ON AVERAGE
OF TOTALGDP
2018
$10BN

44. OPPORTUNITIES | HEALTHCARE

45. $19.48BN
THE UAE’S
HEALTHCARE
MARKET IS
EXPECTED TO
REACH BY 2020
ALPEN CAPITAL CONSULTING
SERVICES
SECTOR VALUE
OF UAE
MARKET IS
EXPECTED TO
BE $ 28 BILLION
BY 2021
OPPORTUNITIES | HEALTHCARE
AMBULATORY CARE,
URGENT CARE CLINICS,
IN INNOVATIONS IN
PRIMARY CARE,
MENTAL HEALTH,
REHABILITATION
AND LONG-TERM CARE
HIGH PRIORITY
INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
DUBAI HAS MANDATED EXTENSIVE
HEALTHCARE INSURANCE
FOR ALL RESIDENTS

46. OPPORTUNITIES | HEALTHCARE
NUMBERS OF MEDICAL
TOURISTS
(INTERNATIONAL)
135,000
326,649
500,000
2014
2016
2020
337,011 2018

47. VISION
TO POSITION DUBAI AS A
GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED
DESTINATION FOR
ELECTIVE HEALTH AND
WELLNESS TREATMENTS
OPPORTUNITIES | HEALTHCARE
DUBAI MEDICAL TOURISM
STRATEGY 2017-2021
Dh 2.6 BN
TGRGET REVENUE
FROM
MEDICAL TOURISM
BY 2020
MISSION
TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT
EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE IN
DUBAI BY DEVELOPING AND
IMPLEMENTING PLANS, POLICIES
AND LEGISLATIONS THAT
ENCOURAGE INVESTMENT AND
IMPROVE QUALITY IN THE
HEALTHCARE SECTOR TO
PROMOTE MEDICAL TOURISM IN
INDETIFIED REGIONS THROUGH
COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS
WITH STAKEHOLDERS

48. DUBAI ADVANTAGE | EDUCATION

49. DUBAI ADVANTAGE | EDUCATION
74%
PRIVATE SCHOOLS TEACH
ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS
STARTING FROM GRADE 6.
72% OF ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON
GENERATING NEW IDEAS AND
DEVELOPING BUSINESS SKILLS
62
HIGHER EDUCATION
PROVIDERS IN DUBAI
2016-2017 KHDA
67,000
ENROLLMENT IN
DUBAI HEPS
ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-2017

50. 30,375
STUDENTS IN FREE ZONE
UNIVERSITIES
DUBAI PRIVATE
EDUCATION LANDSCAPE
2017 / 2018
32
UNIVERSITIES IN
FREE ZONE
7,227
GRADUATES
FROM FREE
ZONE
UNIVERSITIES
26
INTERNATIONAL
BRANCH
CAMPUSES
DUBAI ADVANTAGE | EDUCATION

51. DUBAI ADVANTAGE | EDUCATION
ENROLMENT
GROWTH
YEAR-ON-YEAR
LAST 10 YEARS
+6.6%
SMART LEARNING
INITIATIVE
LAUNCHED IN 2012
TO IMPROVE
TECHNOLOGY IN
SCHOOLS ACROSS
THE UAE
$272M

52. 265,299
STUDENTS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS
SCHOOL
YEAR
2017 / 2018
EDUCATED IN
209
PRIVATE
SCHOOLS
OFFERING
17
CURRICULUMS
182
NATIONALITIES IN
PRIVATE
SCHOOLS
DUBAI ADVANTAGE | EDUCATION

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