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Across the island, a wide-ranging infrastructure development campaign is unrolling to expand Sri Lanka’s production capacity, efficiency and productivity, with the added aim of reducing regional disparity. Building and infrastructure projects are expected to strengthen the country’s economy, with the ultimate aim of achieving high-income, sustainable economic growth for all Sri Lankans....

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This chapter contains an overview of the legal framework in which local and foreign investors operate in Abu Dhabi including the key highlights of the basic legislative guidelines, a review of the main points for setting up a business and an outline of the free zones and other incentives on offer.

This chapter contains an overview of the tax framework in which local and foreign investors operate in Abu Dhabi, as well as a look at the value-added tax system being developed across the GCC, a rundown of the social security contributions required for local staff and an outline of the double taxation treaties in place or on the way. This chapter contains a viewpoint from Dean Kern, Middle...

As a rising population continues to put upward pressure on demand for food, Abu Dhabi’s authorities are pursuing various initiatives to promote domestic production, both as a means of economic diversification and to further bolster food security, with various bodies responsible for the agricultural sector being established over the last 10 years. Although innovative solutions have increasingly...

Driven by healthy population growth, world-leading income per capita, and steady demand for high-end retail space, Abu Dhabi’s retail industry has undergone years of strong expansion, leading to an influx of new project completions between 2013 and 2015. The industry, like many others, is beginning to feel the pains of reduced economic expansion, as lower global oil prices and the...