🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · Investment
Foreign investment rules, incentives, investment promotion agencies, and restricted sectors.
The UAE actively promotes foreign investment, with 100% foreign ownership now permitted for most activities; the Ministry of Economy and emirate-level investment offices support investors.
- Most mainland sectors allow 100% foreign ownership following the 2021 reforms.
- Free zones offer additional incentives such as customs and ownership benefits.
- A few strategic sectors remain subject to specific conditions or approvals.
Official authorities
- Ministry of Economy
Investment policy and business regulation.
- The UAE Government Portal (u.ae) — Investing
Official guidance on investing in the UAE.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.