UAE-UK trade Archives

DMCC highlights opportunities for British companies in Dubai as UK claims one in five FDI projects in 2021

by Anup OommenFri 18 Mar 2022Fri 18 Mar 2022

DMCC has played a major role in developing UAE-UK trade relations and is currently home to almost 2,000 British companies

Duke of Cambridge

Prince William to make first official visit to the UAE in February

by Andrew Sambidge Sat 22 Jan 2022Sat 22 Jan 2022

Duke of Cambridge’s visit will coincide with the UK National Day being held at Expo 2020 Dubai on February 10

clean energy

Green ambitions: How the UAE, UK can reap major hydrogen rewards

by Staff writerSat 15 Jan 2022Sat 15 Jan 2022

New research paper will explore potential green hydrogen collaborations between the UAE and the United Kingdom

Investment

Meet the Lord working to make UK-UAE partnership stronger than ever

by Alicia BullerSun 31 Oct 2021Tue 9 Nov 2021

Lord Udny-Lister, co-chairman of the UAE-UK Business Council and former chief advisor to UK PM Boris Johnson, says it’s about time Britain showed some more love to its historically fruitful relationship with the Emirates

How the Middle East is on the cusp of agritech transformation

Partnership for the Future

A $13.8 billion friendship that will ‘drive world economies forward for decades’

by Staff WriterThu 30 Sep 2021Mon 1 Nov 2021

After the historic deal between the UAE and UK, Simon Penney, Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for the Middle East and Her Majesty’s Consul General Dubai sits down with Arabian Business in an exclusive interview

AB In Focus

AB Talks: Her Majesty’s Consul General Dubai unpacks the $13.8 billion UAE UK deal

by Staff Writer Thu 23 Sep 2021Tue 9 Nov 2021

Simon Penney is Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for the Middle East and Her Majesty’s Consul General Dubai. He joins AB Talks to analyse the historic signing of the UAE-UK Sovereign Investment Partnership (UAE-UK SIP)

Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri

High-level UAE delegation chases closer economic ties with the UK

by Staff Writer Mon 20 Sep 2021Mon 1 Nov 2021

Delegation headed by Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy, is visiting the United Kingdom this week

Boris Johnson

British PM says UK, UAE will be at forefront of ‘industries of the future’

by Staff Writer Fri 17 Sep 2021Mon 1 Nov 2021

Boris Johnson hails role of both countries in tackling issues such as climate change after signing Partnership for the Future with the UAE

Khaldoon Al Mubarak

UAE commits to invest $13.8bn in key sectors of UK economy

by Staff Writer Thu 16 Sep 2021Mon 1 Nov 2021

UK Office for Investment and Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company ink deal to significantly expand the UAE-UK Sovereign Investment Partnership

The UAE is the UK’s fourth largest export market outside the EU.

British Travel Association

Meet the man charged with making the UK-UAE relationship fly

by ITPSun 1 Aug 2021Wed 6 Oct 2021

Bradley Jones, executive director, UK-UAE Business Council, speaks to Arabian Business about elevating the Emirates’ closest international friendship

British businesses have also been affected by the travel restrictions that have translated to lost opportunities in the UAE. Image: Shutterstock

air freight

Why UK red list status is hitting the bottom line of UAE businesses

by ITPSun 13 Jun 2021Wed 6 Oct 2021

UAE’s presence on UK’s red list hits businesses in the UAE that rely on the flights for freight shipments, where costs are offset by passengers’ ticket prices, have borne the brunt of the restrictions

Brexit

British firms flock to set up UAE offices despite Covid impact

by ITPFri 7 May 2021Wed 6 Oct 2021

Dubai-based Pro Partner Group reports 60% rise in UK registrations year-on-year in Q1

Free trade agreements

UK and UAE, Saudi trade agreements could be ‘hammered out’ this year

by ITPMon 3 May 2021Wed 6 Oct 2021

UK Trade Secretary Liz Truss, who is leading Britain’s global FTA programme, was in the UAE and Saudi Arabia last month to work on the UK-GCC Joint Trade and Investment Review