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With assistance from SNR Denton, this chapter explains the options for foreign business operations, including how to set up in Dubai and rules on representative branches and local agents. It also outlines employment regulations and the rights of employees. The chapter includes a viewpoint with Michael Kerr, Managing Partner, SNR Denton.

With cooperation from MERALI’S, this chapter outlines Dubai’s tax rules and regulations, including the steps that need to be taken to meet the legal requirements for firms looking to set up in the emirate. The chapter includes a viewpoint with Mahmud Merali, Managing Partner, MERALI’S.

Dubai has emerged as a regional centre for the media industry over the past decade. Indeed, the resilience of the media through the recent economic crisis points to strong fundamentals that will continue to support the sector as it moves forward. Overall, revenues for the first nine months of 2012 in the region amounted to some $12.7bn, a 22% increase over the same period in 2011. While in many...

In line with the goals laid out in the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015, industrial growth has done much to lead economic development and diversification. Although significant challenges like debt refinancing and regional competition could arise in the future, both the government and the private sector have proven their resilience in recent years. In particular, the manufacturing sector has seen strong...

Dubai is well placed to capitalise on emerging trends in the ICT sector to drive economic growth. Indeed, information and communications technology is central to the emirate’s strategy to develop further as a knowledge-based economy. As a result, IT expenditure is expected to continue to expand rapidly, with a compound annual growth rate exceeding 11% until 2016. Digital storage solutions,...

Leveraging its tremendous economic growth and high per capita income, Dubai has developed a robust health care system that provides a high level of medical services to its citizens. The Dubai Health Authority, responsible for the regulatory and strategic oversight of health services in the emirate outside the health care free zone, is further strengthening the sector through strategic...