FIDFINVEST Middle East
Fidfinvest Middle East is a consultancy firm based in Dubai (U.A.E.). The company is a legal entity of the Fidfinvest Group. Fidfinvest Middle East offers extensive services in the following areas:
- Company foundations in the U.A.E. (all legal forms)
- International tax consultancy
- Administration, investments, accounting
- Relocation & hospitality
- Networking
For more information about Fidfinvest Middle East and the Fidfinvest Group please visit our homepage at www.fidfinvest.com.
Why the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates, which has been recognised as the leading emporium of the Middle East for many years, has developed into an international business centre of global significance over the past years. In the 1990s of the 20th century, the United Arab Emirates aggressively expanded its trading activities over the borders of the member states of Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (AGCC) – These include the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman – as well as Iran. Today, the country offers international companies an ideal gateway to develop their business throughout the whole Middle East, India, East Africa, the Eastern Mediterranean, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Central Asia.
International companies are increasingly recognising that the expanded business horizons of this region cover many of the most interesting markets emerging for the future. 1.4 billion people live in the region, of which a large part have entered the international consumer market for the first time in the 21st century. While oil has been an extremely important factor in the development of the United Arab Emirates since the late 1960s, today the oil-free sector contributes 90% to the gross domestic product (GDP) and is gaining increasingly in significance. The processing industry, tourism and services are becoming increasingly important, thus helping to form a balanced and widely diversified economy. However, trade is, as it has been for generations, the heart of the business world in the United Arab Emirates.
This long tradition of trade, which has provided the country with its reputation as a “trading nation” within the Middle East, remains an important aspect for foreign countries, which look for opportunities in this region today. This is reflected not only in a regulated environment, which is open and liberal, but also in the familiarity of the local business community with international trade requirements and in the cosmopolitan lifestyle of the country.
As the regional business foundation stone, the United Arab Emirates are located between the Far East and Europe on the East-West trade routes and between the former Soviet Union and Africa on the North-South axis. Its international airports in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, whose passenger numbers are among the top in global comparison, combine the United Arab Emirates with more than 130 air destinations through 86 airlines and the harbour authorities, the operator of Port Rashid and Jebel Ali Port, is unrivalled in the region in terms of the routes and efficiency.
