As both a national and regional transport and logistics centre, Sharjah benefits from advantages such as strong connectivity to other emirates and the wider world. The only member of the UAE federation to border all other emirates, it has the UAE’s only container port located outside the Straits of Hormuz. The importance of this facility and the emirate’s transport and logistics industry as a...
With limited oil and gas resources by regional standards, Sharjah has had to look to other sectors to build a robust and diversified economy. Chief among these has been industry and manufacturing, and the emirate has emerged as an important centre for industry in the Middle East, with the sector contributing around 17% of its GDP and around one-third of manufacturing activity in the UAE as a...
Sharjah is a key regional destination for family and cultural tourism, attracting visitors particularly from the Gulf, Europe and Asia, and the industry is a substantial contributor to the local economy. Restaurants and hotels contributed Dh2.78bn ($756.7m) to the economy in 2015, up from Dh2.49bn ($677.8m) the previous year, reaching 3.2% of the emirate’s GDP. Sharjah is working to further...
In recent years the UAE has emerged as a centre for higher education within the GCC, with strong government initiatives, impressive infrastructure, a growing number of international collaborations and a multicultural student body. Within the federation, Sharjah is increasingly regarded as a key location for tertiary studies, home to its sprawling University City and two of the UAE’s most...
Among the most diversified economies in both the UAE and the wider GCC region, Sharjah has developed strong manufacturing, tourism and logistics industries, among other non-oil sectors. Against a backdrop of reduced oil prices and lower economic growth, local and federal authorities are working to develop the economy further through a range of measures intended to improve the business...
With just over 3% of the territory of the UAE, Sharjah is one of the federation’s smaller emirates, yet it continues to punch above its weight in the realms of commerce and culture. Having long played an important cultural and economic role in the region, it is now home to three free zones, 16 museums and a number of annual festivals that draw visitors from around the world. The discovery of...
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