Multinational Corporations (MNC)Multinational Corporations (MNC)UAEUAE

What’s a MNC ?What’s a MNC ?• A MNC ( Multi National Company ) is a company that operates or

has assets in more than one country.

• As the operations of a large sized firm expand and as it’s international image builds up it seeks more and more extension of it’s activities beyond the physical boundaries of the country in which it is incorporated.

Benefit of an MNC? -To, UAE-

• Employment Opportunities

• Updating of current technology

• Use of local Services

• Raise in standard of living

• Better Foreign Exposure, Culture.

• Increase in FDI ( Foreign direct Invst. )

Why MNC’s select U.A.E ?

• Laws are liberal compared to other countries in the middle east

• Central Location

• willingness of its leaders and citizens to cater to a diverse clientele.

• Standard and lifestyle of living.

• Access to a diverse market

• Ranked 33 in Ease of Doing Business Index

Why MNC’s select U.A.E ?

•Ease of hiring foreign labor: rank #1

•Quality of air transport infrastructure: #4

•Cost to import: rank #5

•Cost to export: rank #6

•Quality of port infrastructure: rank #8

•Quality of roads: rank #9

•Timeliness of shipments in reaching destination:

rank #17

2009

51% rule and other Obstacle ?• There are 2 ways in which a company can enter the U.A.E market. Those are…

• A) 51 % of the business must be owned by a local partner giving them revenue and greater

control over the company

B) Businesses needs to find a UAE citizen that is willing to sponsor them. In exchange for this

sponsorship, the company provides the citizen upfront with a bulk

sum of money and then gets to keep all its future revenues. (popular 1)

Outside the Free Zone

MNC’s In Dubai !

Jebel Ali Free Zone

• Established February 1985

• Largest Man Made port in the world.

• Modern and efficient hub

• Discharged at terminals at Jebel Ali or Port Rashid in Dubai City

• More than 2350 companies from over 100 countries all over the world

Jebel Ali Free Zone

Jafza offers unique benefits for businessmen

• Open market to international market

• 100% foreign ownership

• No personal income tax

• 100% repatriation of capital & profits

• No currency restrictions

• No recruitment problems

Dubai Airport Free Zone

• Established in 1996

• Fully independent authority

• Ideal location for IT Products, Luxury items, Jewelry and aviation

industries

• Already has 141 companies

Dubai Airport Free Zone

• 100% foreign ownership

• No personal income tax

• 100% repatriation of capital & profits

• No currency restrictions

• No import duties

Dubai Internet City

•A dynamic international community of ICT companies has established

itself in DIC.

•The global ICT giants are all here

Microsoft, Oracle, HP, IBM, DELL, Canon, Sony Ericsson and Casio etc……

Dubai Media City

Knowledge Village

• Seeks to provide the right conditions for the development of scholarships,

education, training and innovation. It offers campus ambience with creativity

and welcoming spaces for students, teachers, instructors etc.

• A wide range of organizations will find KV the ideal base for their operations.

MNC’s In Abu Dhabi

Robust Economy

Abu Dhabi’s GDP nearly touched $100 billion in 2006. The emirate has achieved an average GDP growth of 25% per year since 2002, Abu Dhabi is casted among the world’s wealthiest countries or city states such as Luxembourg, Ireland and United States.• Political Stability

Hereditary rule in Abu Dhabi ensures that its economic the agenda are broadly insulated from fickle political issues.

It’s geographic location and its forward-looking economic policies have won the confidence of neighbors as well as those of numerous Western countries.

MNC’s In Abu Dhabi

• Proximity to Growth Regions

Abu Dhabi offers proximity to the world’s fastest growing regions namely, Asia, Europe and Africa.

Collectively these regions comprise over 3.2 billion people with a collective GDP in excess of $18 trillion.

• Intellectual Property Protection

The UAE has existing laws that protect against infringement of intellectual property. The country is also a member of international bodies, treaties and conventions that protect the same, namely, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), World Trade Organization, Paris Convention, Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) and the Rome Convention.

MNC’s In Abu Dhabi

• Infrastructure

Communications infrastructure such as mobile and fixed telephone as well as Internet access is on par, if not better, than the world’s biggest international business hubs. The emirate’s logistics infrastructure is undergoing a massive upgrade designed to create one of the world’s biggest and most efficient cargo handling centers.

• 100% Repatriation of Profit and Capital

The newly-formed industrial clusters in Abu Dhabi’s special economic zones ensure zero-risk in the repatriation of capital and profits, besides 100% business ownership and tax holidays.

Conclusion

Since UAE serves as a connecting business hub to the rest of the world most the companies

always seeks for opportunities to enter this market in which emirates such as Dubai & Abu Dhabi

play a major role in providing a platform for businessmen and provides complete support to setup

a business.

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