Market Area(s)     UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman,
                           Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen,
                           Nepal and Pakistan.(Saudi Arabia,
                           Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar are
                           jointly managed with the Riyadh
                          Office)

Country Profile    United Arab Emirates Country Profile                            Source:CIA

Travel Information Dubai Travel Information      
                            Source:Economist          

Contact Details

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Useful Documents

	Click here to download A Guide to Company Setup in United Arab Emirates, Qatar & The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  (PDF format, 393KB)
	Click here to download A Guide to Doing Business in Qatar (PDF format, 1.81MB)
	Click here to download Saudi Arabia Country Commerce (PDF format, 678 KB)
	Click here to download a Guide to Business Etiquette in Saudi Arabia and Qatar (PDF format, 187 KB)

Market Opportunities

Construction Opportunities in the Gulf States, March 2009
Speakers Presentations:

	Mr. Tom Barry, CEO, Arabtec, Dubai, U.A.E (Presentation - PowerPoint, 95.6MB)
	John Bayliss, In Market Consultant, Qatar (Presentation - PowerPoint, 9MB) Budgetary Project Pricing Factsheet (MSWord format) Commercial Registrations Factsheet (PDF format) Construction Projects Factsheet (PDF format) Rental Rates Factsheet (PDF format)
	Sadeq M. Zaroug, Managing Director, Shamel, Tripoli, Libya (PowerPoint, 5.38MB)
	Samir Al Daghistani, MEP Manager, MEMAR- a Saudi Binladin Group Sister company, Abu Dhabi, UAE (PowerPoint 44.7MB)

Links
Irish Embassy in Saudi Arabia
Irish Consulate in India

Dubai Websites
Chamber of Commerce
Dubai Customs
Dubai Airport Dutyfree
Emirates Airlines
Dubai Real Estate
Major Banks in UAE
Dubai tourism & Commerce Marketing
Dubai Development & Investment Authority
Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Clyde & Co, highly recommended for company formation advice & and employment law. (Enterprise Ireland use them)
Dubai Government Dept of Economic Development -mainly company registration and rules of running a registered business in Dubai, Trade liscences etc NB.
Dubai naturalisation and residency Department - Visas, sponsorship etc.
Dubai e-government portal with info on lifestyle, bussiness set up etc and links to governmentdepartments.

Free Zone Websites
A common website for all the UAE free Trade Zones
Jebil Ali FTZ
Sharjah FTZ
Dubai Internet City & Media City & Knowledge Village
Dubai Airport Free Trade Zone
Dubai International Financial Centre FTZ
Dubai Healthcare City
Ajman FTZ
Ras AL Kaimah FTZ
Sharjah Airport FTZ
Press, research and company search site
Business category search

Saudi Websites
Saudi Customs Department
Saudi Arabian Standards Organisation
Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority SAGIA
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency
Council of Saudi Chambers
Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
International Certificate of Conformity Programme
Major Saudi Banks
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Saudi Ports Authority
Saudi Press Agency
Saudi Aramco
Patent Office of GCC
Embassy of Ireland
Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, UK
Saudi Commercial Directory