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                                                               Annual Statistical Report on Joint GCC Economic Action - 2017
                                                                                                                                                                                      Annual Statistical Report on Joint GCC Economic Action - 2017






                                                                                                                               GCC Citizens Investments in the UAE Industrial Sector
          Exhibit 04: Number of Issued Licenses for Economic Activities to GCC Citizens in 2017 by Sector




                                                                                                     Professional
                                                                                                         6,400




                                                                                                        Tourism
                                                                                                         1,616


          Commercial                                  30,594
          21,187
                                                        (Licenses)                                      Industry
                                                                                                         1,326



                                                                                                      Agriculture
                                                                                                            65



            24,199               26,791                30,594                             (Source)
                                                                          * cumulative    Economic Development
            2015                 2016                  2017                               Departments in the UAE


          Exhibit 05: Number of Issued Licenses for Economic Activities to GCC Citizens by Country and Year


















           3,475  3,758  4,182  9,783 10,896 12,679  4,516  5,005  5,798  1,469  1,695  1,980  4,956  5,437  5,955





               Bahrain            Saudi Arabia            Oman                  Qatar               Kuwait


            '15  '16   '17       '15  '16   '17       '15   '16  '17       '15   '16  '17       '15   '16  '17


            24,199               26,791                30,594                             (Source)
                                                                          * cumulative    Economic Development
            2015                 2016                  2017                               Departments in the UAE
   13   14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23