1. Specific Emirates Economy and Foreign Trade Environment

3. 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.

4. UAE Population by Emirates Source: Trading Economics 2015

5. UAE Population by Emirates

6. 2015 20145,628,805 4 CIA estimate (from 2005 NBS census) Jul 2014 20139.2 million World Bank 2014 Doing Business report 29 Oct 2013 20108,264,070 3 National Bureau of Statistics UAE03 Apr 2011 20096,647,945The Economist Global Debt Clock07 Oct 2010 20098,199,996National Bureau of Statistics UAE31 Mar 2011 20098.19 millionNational Bureau of Statistics UAE30 May 2010 20096 millionEmployment and visa info (GN)07 Oct 2009 20094,598,600World Bank 20088,073,626National Bureau of Statistics UAE31 Mar 2011 20088.07 millionNational Bureau of Statistics UAE30 May 2010

8. Source: Dubai Statistics Center

9. 2012 Source: Dubai Statistics Center

10. 2013 Source: Dubai Statistics Center

11. 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

18. Dubai Customs Warehouse Trade Dubai Statistics Center 2012 In Millions AED

24. Foreign Trade Ras Al Khaimah Imports Re-exports Exports 2011 2.27 Billion 2.41 1.94 2012 2.77 2.6 2.32 Population GDP 2011 : 413,000 1.191 Billion growth 3.5% 2012 : 417,000 Source: RAK Customs Dept. 2012

25. 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

26. 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