As the leading
regional trading hub, Dubai offers access to a market of
outstanding potential for overseas companies in a wide range
of sectors. Among its key characteristics are:
A
large market - more than $17 billion in domestic imports
annually; gateway to a $150 billion p.a., 1.4 billion
population regional import market;
A growing market - Dubai's imports have more than doubled
since 1989; regional economic growth and liberalization is
set to boost demand;
A prosperous market - strategic location at the heart of one
of the world's richest regions;
A diversified market - wide import requirements;
opportunities for suppliers of most products;
An accessible market - served by more than 170 shipping
lines and 86 airlines; An open market - no exchange
controls, quotas or trade barriers.