The Department of Economic Development in Abu Dhabi, in coordination with the Statistics Center, revealed that the general index of transparency in foreign direct investment policies increased in the emirate during the past year to 76.1 points compared to 71.1 Points during the year 2017.

According to the results monitored by the index, the respondents' answers regarding the efficiency of government policies in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi came to attract and encourage foreign direct investment during 2018, indicating that about 97% Respondents have a sense of the effectiveness and efficiency of government policies in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

As for the roles of the various administrative levels in the Emirates and in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi regarding the management and implementation of policies and incentives that affect the work of foreign investors in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, some 97 % Of respondents expressed the clarity of these roles in the federal government, while about 96% of respondents expressed the clarity of these roles in the government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Some 97.4% of respondents in the sample reported clarity in the process of distributing economic responsibilities among the various levels of government in managing and implementing policies and incentives that affect their work.

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Regarding the vision of assessing the capabilities of government agencies in Abu Dhabi at various levels in managing and monitoring policies and incentives related to foreign direct investment, about 96.1% of respondents said that the capabilities of Government agencies of the UAE are effective or sufficient to manage and direct policies and incentives related to investment, as the ratio came close to that of government agencies for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi by 96.8%, which reflects the awareness of investors of the government agencies awareness of the opportunities and challenges facing foreign investors, and their ability to direct policies to Attracts foreign investments Using many of the tools you own.

On the ease of obtaining various information related to investment, the results came to show the ease of obtaining information related to work permits and permits to occupy the first rank, in what ranked second the ease of obtaining Information related to information about licensing procedures, while the least accessible investment information was for exemptions from fees or taxes.

Regarding the evaluation of the material costs represented in the registration and licensing fees required by foreign investors, about 45% of the respondent said that they do not represent an obstacle to their investments in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and about 58.4% of the sample said that how difficult it is to obtain information on changes in government policies and regulations for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi regarding foreign investors, does not represent a problem or an obstacle to their investments.

On assessing how difficult it is to get along with ...