Specific Emirates Economy and Foreign Trade Environment

Population Growth and Economic Development The fact that the population and the economic growth are related positively. Dubai is a role model to other emirates in the UAE for adopting rising the population strategy for economic growth.

UAE Population by Emirates Source: Trading Economics 2015

UAE Population by Emirates

,628,805 4 CIA estimate (from 2005 NBS census) Jul million World Bank 2014 Doing Business report 29 Oct ,264,070 3 National Bureau of Statistics UAE03 Apr ,647,945The Economist Global Debt Clock07 Oct ,199,996National Bureau of Statistics UAE31 Mar millionNational Bureau of Statistics UAE30 May millionEmployment and visa info (GN)07 Oct ,598,600World Bank 20088,073,626National Bureau of Statistics UAE31 Mar millionNational Bureau of Statistics UAE30 May 2010

Source: Dubai Statistics Center

2012 Source: Dubai Statistics Center

2013 Source: Dubai Statistics Center

What is Foreign Trade ? External Trade Meaning Foreign trade is nothing but trade between the different countries of the world. It is also called as International trade, External trade or Inter-Regional trade. It consists of imports, exports and entrepot. The inflow of goods in a country is called import trade whereas outflow of goods from a country is called export trade. Many times goods are imported for the purpose of re-export after some processing operations. This is called entrepot trade. Foreign trade basically takes place for mutual satisfaction of wants and utilities of resources

Dubai Customs Warehouse Trade Dubai Statistics Center 2012 In Millions AED

Foreign Trade Ras Al Khaimah Imports Re-exports Exports Billion Population GDP 2011 : 413, Billion growth 3.5% 2012 : 417,000 Source: RAK Customs Dept. 2012

Foreign Trade Ras Al Khaimah Top Ten International markets for RAK Exports 1.Japan 2.South Korea 3.USA 4.India 5.UK 6.Iran 7.Germany 8.Italy Germany 9.Argentina 10.Finland

Foreign Trade Ras Al Khaimah Top Ten national markets for RAK Exports 1.Kuwait 2.Qatar 3.India 4.Oman 5.Bahrain 6.Kenya 7.Saudi Arabia 8.Iraq 9.Yemen 10.Tanzania