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The UAE Government<br />
has successfully<br />
pursued a strategy to<br />
create an enabling business<br />
environment that is conducive<br />
to economic growth. This<br />
has contributed to the worldrenowned<br />
status of the UAE<br />
as an international centre for<br />
trade, finance and services<br />
and has attracted reputable<br />
global companies.<br />
The UAE has the most<br />
advanced and developed<br />
infrastructure in the region.<br />
From roads to airports,<br />
to harbours and ports to<br />
WHITE PAPER ON UAE's STATE OF MANUFACTURING<br />
Aviation and Maritime<br />
telecommunications, the<br />
UAE is home to world class<br />
facilities that have supported<br />
economic growth and<br />
enabled the development of<br />
business.<br />
Aviation was one of the<br />
earliest drivers of non-oil<br />
economic growth in the UAE.<br />
Today, the UAE is a global<br />
aviation hub. The growth of<br />
aviation capacity throughout<br />
the country is set to continue<br />
with expansions planned<br />
at several of the country’s<br />
airports, the biggest of which<br />
is the development of Al<br />
Maktoum International at Dubai<br />
World Central, expansion of<br />
which once completed, will also<br />
be the world’s largest airport.<br />
The UAE’s strategic location has<br />
not only allowed the country to<br />
become a global aviation hub,<br />
but also a center for maritime<br />
activity and transportation. The<br />
country has numerous port<br />
facilities catering to general<br />
cargo, container shipping, and<br />
the oil and gas industry. The<br />
UAE as a country has a lot more<br />
to offer with other major shipping<br />
hubs in particular in Abu Dhabi,<br />
Sharjah and Fujairah; each<br />
having its own unique offering.<br />
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