What products are most in demand
in the UAE?

For foreign businessmen, this segment opens up a lot of opportunities, especially in
those industries that, due to climatic conditions, cannot be developed by local
manufacturers.

Manufacturers of flour and vegetable oils, vegetables and nuts, meat, fish and dairy
products really have something to offer the food market of the United Arab Emirates - the
demand for these product groups is traditionally high.

According to statistics, the profitability of wholesale trade operations for these groups of
goods is 7% higher than the industry average. In the retail segment, this difference
exceeds 12%.

The high level of income of the population and rich socio-cultural traditions create a
special status for this group of products in the UAE market. The government constantly
supports investment activity in this area, exempting gold (unprocessed and in bullion)
and precious stones imported into the UAE for investment purposes, from customs
duties and VAT. As a result — this market offers investors some of the most attractive
conditions in the world!

Government support for the sector allows local jewelers to buy cheap raw materials.
This stimulates the development of the jewelry industry and opens up vast opportunities
for creating a new jewelry production facility or relocating an existing one.

Light industry, and textile production in particular, is one of the main drivers of economic
growth in the Emirates. This industry ranks second in the country's economy after the oil
and gas sector. Its rapid development allowed the UAE to rise to third in the world ranking
of textile exporters. The conditions prevailing in this market segment allow wholesale
exporters to reach a level of profitability that exceeds industry averages by 10%.

The retail trade sector in the United Arab Emirates gives foreign manufacturers and
suppliers of clothing, footwear, and consumer goods easy access to the market and
even higher profitability - 17% more than industry averages. The choice of this direction is
supported by the high purchasing power of the population, a huge number of tourists who consider shopping to be an integral part of recreation, and a mass of business
placement options - from a retail warehouse in a specialized textile quarter to a boutique
in a prestigious shopping center.

Another promising area - fitting out and decorating business centers - is due to the fact
that in recent years the Emirates has become a dynamically developing center of world
business, attracting entrepreneurs from all over the world. The massive construction of
business centers, coupled with the high demand for office space, creates a capacious
niche for manufacturers and suppliers of office furniture and interior solutions.

The demand for home furniture is no less high, both in the upper and in the lower price
segments. The indigenous population of the Emirates, investors and top managers of
foreign companies are responsible for the upper segment. Their high incomes ensure a
stable demand for premium furniture. On the other hand, the level of labor migration in
the UAE is quite high. People from other countries come here to work, then leave, and
others come to replace them. What are the newcomers doing? Throwing away the old
furnishings and purchasing new ones. Due to this, the demand for budget class furniture
is also extremely high.

At national level, the DUBAI2040 program for landscaping and landscaping is in place.
This forms the framework for financing procurement of landscaping works and the
necessary products. 60% of the Emirate's territory will be green recreational and park
areas by 2040.

An additional demand for landscape materials in the wholesale sector is created
by developers and builders - they are obliged to landscape and garden new city quarters,
saturating them with parks and public gardens.

Private houses and villas surrounding business districts seem to compete with each
other in the quantity and quality of greenery and sophistication of landscape design.
Wealth allows homeowners to purchase large quantities of not only publicly available
but also exclusive landscaping materials, hence the high return on sales in the retail
segment.