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WHITE PAPER ON UAE's STATE OF MANUFACTURING<br />
Fast-moving Consumer Goods<br />
The fast-moving<br />
consumer goods<br />
(FMCG) sector has<br />
been recognized by experts<br />
as an important contributor<br />
to the UAE’s GDP. The<br />
in the UAE continues to grow,<br />
buoyed by positive demand<br />
and the changing lifestyles of<br />
aspirational consumers. The<br />
FMCG manufactures are best<br />
positioned to benefit from the<br />
levels and a lower per capita<br />
consumption rate. As such,<br />
there is intense competition<br />
between the organized and<br />
unorganized sectors of the<br />
UAE’s FMCG economy.<br />
FMCG sector in the Middle<br />
East and Africa (MEA)<br />
region has been growing at<br />
steady double-digit rates.<br />
The field is expected to<br />
maintain the high growth<br />
momentum moving forward.<br />
The consumer goods market<br />
rising consumer demand.<br />
The FMCG industry is<br />
characterized by a very<br />
well-established distribution<br />
network and low operating<br />
costs. The main challenges<br />
facing the sector are the<br />
relatively low penetration<br />
One of the world’s biggest<br />
FMCG companies, Unilever,<br />
has invested a huge amount<br />
of money in expanding its<br />
capacity in the region over the<br />
past few years. The company<br />
has multiple manufacturing<br />
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