{"id":179,"date":"2009-11-03T08:16:17","date_gmt":"2009-11-03T12:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2023-11-03T22:29:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T20:29:45","slug":"unitedarabemirates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/vcpeindex\/unitedarabemirates\/","title":{"rendered":"United Arab Emirates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"https:\/\/omnipotent.net\/jquery.sparkline\/2.1.2\/jquery.sparkline.min.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"line-height:36px; width:100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size:32px; font-weight:bold; width:50%;\">United Arab Emirates<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:50%;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size:20px;\">Rank: 33 &middot; Score: 59.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:right;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"line-height:36px; width:100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color:#999; font-size:10px; width:36%;\">Basic facts<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:11%;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:6%;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:36%;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:11%;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Population (millions)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">9.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">IPOs and pulic issues (quartile)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">Bottom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">GDP (US$ billions)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">465.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">M&amp;A volume (quartile)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">Top<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">GDP per capita (US$)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">49,336.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Venture capital investments (quartile)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">Top<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">GDP growth (per cent)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">3.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Private equity investments (quartile)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:right;\">Top<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"line-height:36px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height:18px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"border-top:1px solid #ddd; line-height:24px; width:100%;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:20px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:100%;\">Performance Overview<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color:#999; font-size:10px; line-height:60px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">Indicator<\/td>\n<td style=\"color:#999; font-size:10px; width:51.1%;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"color:#999; font-size:10px; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">Rank \/ 125<\/td>\n<td style=\"color:#999; font-size:10px; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">Rank Trend<\/td>\n<td style=\"color:#999; font-size:10px; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">Score<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9; border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; font-size:16px; font-weight:bold; line-height:60px; padding-left:10px;\" colspan=\"2\">VC\/PE Country Attractiveness Index<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9; border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; font-size:16px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;\">33<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9; border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; font-size:16px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">89, 92, 90, 92, 92<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#f9f9f9; border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; font-size:16px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;\">59.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span style=\"border:1px solid #999; border-radius:36px; display:inline-block; height:36px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:36px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd1')\">1<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:60px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd1')\">Economic Activity<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">17<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">105, 102, 90, 107, 108<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">85.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kd1\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">1.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; width:51.1%;\">Size of the Economy (GDP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">33<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">96, 96, 90, 90, 92<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">57.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">1.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Expected Real GDP Growth<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">36<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">30, 48, 42, 111, 89<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">106.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">1.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Unemployment<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">21<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">111, 110, 87, 105, 104<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">102.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:6%;\"><span style=\"border:1px solid #999; border-radius:36px; display:inline-block; height:36px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:36px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd2')\">2<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:60px; width:51.1%;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd2')\">Depth of Capital Market<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">54<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">74, 73, 71, 72, 71<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">38.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kd2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">2.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; width:51.1%;\">Size and Liquidity of the Stock Market<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">36<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">81, 79, 80, 88, 89<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">69.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">2.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Total Trading Volume<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">36<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">87, 87, 89, 89, 89<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">79.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">2.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">IPOs and Public Issuing Activity<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">61<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">72, 65, 63, 64, 64<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">2.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">M&#038;A Market<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">27<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">93, 94, 95, 96, 98<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">61.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">2.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Debt and Credit Market<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">114, 119, 117, 117, 119<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">93.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">2.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Bank Non-Performing Loans<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">88<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">51, 42, 35, 34, 37<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">95.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:6%;\"><span style=\"border:1px solid #999; border-radius:36px; display:inline-block; height:36px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:36px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd3')\">3<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:60px; width:51.1%;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd3')\">Taxation<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">124, 124, 123, 124, 124<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">139.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kd3\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">3.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; width:51.1%;\">Tax Incentives and Administrative Burden<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">124, 124, 123, 124, 124<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">139.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:6%;\"><span style=\"border:1px solid #999; border-radius:36px; display:inline-block; height:36px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:36px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd4')\">4<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:60px; width:51.1%;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd4')\">Investor Protection and Corporate Governance<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">22<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">95, 104, 103, 103, 103<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">90.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kd4\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">4.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; width:51.1%;\">Quality of Corporate Governance<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">32<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">62, 91, 93, 93, 93<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">90.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">4.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Security of Property Rights<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">20<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">102, 105, 105, 105, 105<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">94.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">4.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Quality of Legal Enforcement<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">33<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">91, 93, 92, 92, 92<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">85.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:6%;\"><span style=\"border:1px solid #999; border-radius:36px; display:inline-block; height:36px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:36px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd5')\">5<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:60px; width:51.1%;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd5')\">Human and Social Environment<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">25<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">98, 102, 102, 102, 100<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">47.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kd5\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">5.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; width:51.1%;\">Education and Human Capital<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">44<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">81, 81, 81, 81, 81<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">11.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">5.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Labor Regulations<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">119, 119, 119, 119, 119<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">94.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center;\">5.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC;\">Bribing and Corruption<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">24<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">101, 101, 103, 102, 101<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center;\">100.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:6%;\"><span style=\"border:1px solid #999; border-radius:36px; display:inline-block; height:36px; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:36px;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd6')\">6<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:60px; width:51.1%;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('kd6')\">Entrepreneurial Opportunities<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">36<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\"><span class=\"inlinesparkline\">86, 87, 88, 89, 89<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; text-align:center; width:14.3%;\">62.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kd6\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; line-height:36px; text-align:center; width:6%;\">6.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; width:51.1%;\">Innovation<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top:1px solid #E4E9EC; 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