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GDP | USD414bn (World ranking 29, World Bank 2018) |
Population | 9.63mn (World ranking 92, World Bank 2018) |
Form of state | Federation |
Head of state | H.H. Sheikh KHALIFA bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
Next elections | 2023, legislative |
(% of total)
Exports | Rank | Imports |
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India
9%
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1 |
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Japan
8%
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2 |
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Iran
8%
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3 |
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Switzerland
8%
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4 |
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Oman
5%
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5 |
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(% of total)
Exports | Rank | Imports |
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Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials
31%
|
1 |
9%
Gold, non-monetary (excluding gold ores and concentrates)
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Gold, non-monetary (excluding gold ores and concentrates)
12%
|
2 |
8%
Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.
|
Non metallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s.
7%
|
3 |
8%
Road vehicles
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Telecommunication and sound recording apparatus
5%
|
4 |
8%
Telecommunication and sound recording apparatus
|
Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.
5%
|
5 |
6%
Non metallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s.
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Payments
Court proceedings
Insolvency proceedings
Payments
Court proceedings
Insolvency proceedings
The legal framework is complex and the courts tend to lack independency and reliability while procedural delays and costs may be prohibitive.
Insolvency law does not provide much support when it comes to debt recovery: a debt renegotiation mechanism has been put in place but in practice it remains largely untested and liquidation prevails, thus leaving no chances of recovery to the creditors.
01 April
The pace of vaccination campaigns will drive a multi-speed recovery, keeping divergence high.
17 February
Our estimates show that an additional point in a country’s 2020 EDI score translated to +0.25pp GDP growth in Q3 2020 y/y.
08 February
After a year of low oil prices and low demand, the hit to profitability will continue in 2021 and 2022.