An overview of UAE / Dubai highlights; Dubai Chamber key numbers and focus for 2015; Dubai Chamber 2016 outlook

1. DUBAI CHAMBER
PROSPECTS AND OUTLOOK

2. • UAE / Dubai highlights
• Dubai Chamber 2015
• Key Focus 2015
• Outlook 2016
AGENDA

3. HIGHLIGHTS 2015

4. UAE BUSINESS CLIMATE
1st
17th
31st
IN ARAB WORLD FOR
DOING BUSINESS
IN GLOBAL
COMPETITIVENESS
IN EASE OF
DOING BUSINESS
UAE
3rd
TOP
10
MOST BUSINESS
FRIENDLY CITY
MOST INFLUENTIAL
CITY IN THE WORLD
DUBAI
Sources: World Bank Group; World Economic Forum Sources: Jones Lang LaSalle; Forbes

5. Source : DCCI, World Economic Forum
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
Italy
S.Korea
Australia
Belgium
UAE
UK
Germany
USA
Singapore
Switzerland
Global Competitiveness Index 2015-2016 (out of 140 countries)
1
2
3
4
10
17
19
21
43
26

6. *4%
2015 DUBAI
GDP GROWTH
3%
4.4%
4.9%
3.8%
4%
2011
Source : Dubai Statistics Centre
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
2012 2013 2014 2015
*Dubai Chamber estimate

7. • TRADE SHARE OF GDP 30%
• Est. VALUE $360bn for 2015
TRADE AND COMMERCE
TRADE IS THE
BIGGEST
CONTRIBUTOR
TO DUBAI’S GDP

8. SUSTAINED GROWTH
• 14.2m visitors in 2015 (growth
of 7.5%)
• 13.2m tourists in 2014 (8.2%)
• 677 hotels - 98,300 rooms
• 4,000 new rooms in 2015
• 139 new hotels by 2017
• 20m tourists by 2020
TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY

9. • The world’s busiest hub
• 71m passengers in 2014
• 78m in 2015 (growth 11%)
• 2.5m tonnes of cargo
(2015; growth 3.4%)
• AED 7.1bn duty free sales
• Al Maktoum International
on track
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
2015

10. THEPLACE
Preferred to
live, work, visit
THEGOVERNMENT
Pioneering
and excellent
THESOCIETY
Inclusive &
cohesive
THEECONOMY
Pivotal global
hub
THEPEOPLE
Happy, creative,
empowered
THESPACE
Smart and
sustainable
THEPLACE
Preferred for living,
working and visiting
THEGOVERNMENT
Pioneering
and excellent
THESOCIETY
Inclusive and
cohesive
THEECONOMY
Pivotal hub in the
global economy
THEPEOPLE
Happy, creative
and empowered
THESPACE
Smart and
sustainable

11. DUBAI CHAMBER 2015

12. New members in 2015
MEMBERSHIP
15,905
9.5%
Membership growth
128
2011
140
2012
153
2013
169
2014
185
2015
(IN ‘000)
MEMBERSHIP GROWTH

13. In 2015
($77.7bn)
MEMBER EXPORTS
AED
286bn
15%
9%
8%
2% (1%)
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
300
200
150
100
50
0
250
EXPORTS - INCREASE OVER PREVIOUS YEAR
(%)
(AED BILLION)

14. Certificates of Origin issued
in 2015
CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN
(IN AED ‘000)
8%
7%
10%
8%
5%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
930,000
Increase over 2014
5%
1,000
600
400
200
0
800
INCREASE OVER PREVIOUS YEAR (%)

15. ATA Carnets received in 2015
Valued at AED3.5bn
ATA CARNETS
39
66
104
137
194
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
4,371
ATA CARNETS
ISSUED
41.6%

16. Cases in 2014
MEDIATION & ARBITRATION
406
MEDIATION
Cases in 2015
555
Cases in 2014
174
ARBITRATION
Cases in 2015
183

17. Customers served in 2015
CUSTOMER SERVICE
330,000
Customers served in 2014
315,000

18. • Restructuring and Bankruptcy
• Arbitration Law
• Public Private Partnerships Law
• Certificates of Origin
• Commercial Agencies
• Products Safety
POLICY ADVOCACY
Federal, ministerial,
and local legislations42

19. • Country reports & app on: Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa,
Mozambique, Cote d’Ivoire, Uganda, Ethiopia
• Reports: Customized African exports, Islamic Economy, Beyond Commodities
• 800+ additions to eLibrary
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Economic
bulletins
48
Trade and investment
briefs
24
Business intelligence
reports
18 Economic trend
reports
16

20. • Launched in February 2014
• Managed and supported by:
– Dubai World Trade Centre
– Dubai Tourism
– Dubai Chamber
• 23 associations established
DUBAI ASSOCIATION CENTRE

21. 38 cities, 30 countries
OUTBOUND DELEGATIONS 2015

22. Trade Missions 2015
29 missions in 2015
• Ghana trade mission and
office inauguration
• Trade Mission to Belarus
• Trade Mission to Czech
Republic & Slovakia
• Trade Mission to Expo Milan

23. Received over 6,000 delegates from
141 countries over last four years
INBOUND DELEGATIONS 2013-2015
238
2013
916
427
2014
2,000
673
2015
1,616
DELEGATIONS RECEIVED
DELEGATES RECEIVED

24. KEY VISITS 2015
• HRH Princess Astrid of
Belgium
• Rt. Hon. John Key, Prime
Minister of New Zealand
• H.E. Saikhanbileg Chimed,
Mongolian Prime Minister
• H.E. Nikola Gruevski, Prime
Minister of the Republic of
Macedonia

25. COUNTRY-SPECIFIC EVENTS 2015
• Kenya & Mozambique Country
Briefing
• Dubai-Lithuania Business
seminar
• UAE- Belgium Business Forum
• UAE-New Zealand Business
Seminar
• UAE-Poland Business Forum
• UAE-Czech Business Forum
• UAE-Slovakia Business Forum
• Spain Business Briefing

26. EMERGING MARKETS ISLAMIC ECONOMY INNOVATION
KEY FOCUS 2015

27. • 1,300 decision makers from
50 countries
• 24 African countries
• Over 100 bilateral meetings
• Gateway to Africa app
DRIVE TO AFRICA

28. • Exclusive intelligence on
10 key African markets
• Access to business tenders
• Access to case studies
• Request business matching
• Access to offices in Africa
GATEWAY TO AFRICA MOBILE APP

29. • Organized 2nd GIES
• 3,500 delegates
• 85 countries
• 57 speakers
• 16 sessions
• GIES Roundtables
ISLAMIC ECONOMY

30. • Easy and fast access to
services online
– Mobile Services app
– Smart Mediation app
– Smart Business app
– Africa Gateway app
INNOVATION: SMART SOLUTIONS

31. 2016 OUTLOOK

32. 2016 Q1 Highlights
• UAE - Mexico Business
Forum
• Country Focus Briefing
Hungary
• Mumbai, India
• Jeddah, KSA
• Trade Mission to
Netherlands
• Dubai Hamburg Business
Forum

33. CIS Global Business Forum
• Held for 1st time
• Theme “Ancient Routes,
New Opportunities”
• 2 day event
• 1000+ delegates
• 50 countries
• 100 bilateral meetings

34. KEY UPCOMING EVENTS 2016
• Trade Mission to South Africa
and Mozambique
• Global Islamic Economy
Summit
• GBF Roadshows: Africa
• SMM Hamburg
• Roadshow to LATAM
• Asia: India, China, S. Korea

35. 10th World Retail Congress: 12-14 April - Dubai
• WRC 2015, held in Rome in
September
• Attendees from 65+ countries
• 10th round in Dubai
• 2016 theme “Attracting and
Engaging the Modern
Customer”.
• 1,000 leading retailers and
industry experts expected

36. • November 2016
• 1st Forum for LATAM
• Theme: Shifting Synergies
• 2 day event
• Speeches & panel sessions
• 30+ high-level speakers
• Networking opportunities
LATIN AMERICA FOCUS

37. INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION

38. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
AFRICA CIS ASIALATIN AMERICA

39. INTERNATIONAL OFFICES

40. DUBAI CHAMBER
PROSPECTS AND OUTLOOK