UAE development
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The UAE is a very wealthy country, mainly due to its modest population base and huge oil resources. The large budget surpluses achieved have enabled the UAE to accumulate a sizeable current account balance, held mainly by the governments of the individual emirates and partly by other private establishments. Progress has been favorable in social and economic development.
The successful implementation of human development policy in the UAE, hand in hand with industrialization, urbanization and modernization, is one of the rare examples of a country which has successfully used income from its huge natural resources for its long-term development over a very short period (from the early 1970s to late 1990s).
It is clear that the UAE has achieved impressive improvements in many social and economic development indicators during the past three decades. This chapter emphasizes the high levels of human development in UAE, together with a relatively good record on human rights. These are goals which must still be borne in mind in attempts to sustain national development.
The UAE is a very wealthy country, mainly due to its modest population base and huge oil resources. The large budget surpluses achieved have enabled the UAE to accumulate a sizeable current account balance, held mainly by the governments of the individual emirates and partly by other private establishments. Progress has been favorable in social and economic development.
The successful implementation of human development policy in the UAE, hand in hand with industrialization, urbanization and modernization, is one of the rare examples of a country which has successfully used income from its huge natural resources for its long-term development over a very short period (from the early 1970s to late 1990s).
It is clear that the UAE has achieved impressive improvements in many social and economic development indicators during the past three decades. This chapter emphasizes the high levels of human development in UAE, together with a relatively good record on human rights. These are goals which must still be borne in mind in attempts to sustain national development.
Business between UAE and Japan:
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Today Japan and the UAE are mutually indispensable trade partners. In 2015, Japan was the largest crude oil importer from the UAE, which accounted for 26 per cent of Japan's total crude oil import. Non-oil imports from the UAE have increased by 42 per cent from 2013 to 2014. As for import from Japan, Japan has exported industrial products, such as vehicles and electrical machinery to the UAE, and was the fifth largest exporter to the UAE in 2014. In addition, the UAE today plays an essential hub function to connect Japan with the rest of the world, which has made the UAE more valuable for Japanese industry. The trade relationship is now expanding to various new sectors where we have not seen any business opportunities before. A good example is a new partnership programme in space development. A new contract was concluded between Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre this year for the launch of the UAE Mars Mission, which well represents the expansion of trade relations into a new cutting-edge technological phase.
Tourism is a field that the Japanese Government is now strategically focusing on. Japan has set a goal to double its inbound tourists by 2020. In order to achieve that goal, welcoming more Muslim tourists is a must. In this regard, Japan has launched several initiatives such as designing travel tours tailored especially for Muslims, and increasing the availability of halal food. As a result, the number of Emirati tourists visiting Japan has increased by about five times in the past five years. The number of Japanese tourists visiting Abu Dhabi has also increased by 30 per cent in the same period. The important reason of this increase is, without doubt, a wide availability of comfortable flights by Emirates airlines and Etihad Airways: 35 direct flights every week from Dubai and Abu Dhabi to Japan. One report estimates that the ratio of Muslim tourists in Japan to the total number of visitors will go up to 19 per cent from the current 4 per cent by 2020. I really hope that through the cooperation among relevant authorities and organizations in both countries, the estimate would be realized.
Today Japan and the UAE are mutually indispensable trade partners. In 2015, Japan was the largest crude oil importer from the UAE, which accounted for 26 per cent of Japan's total crude oil import. Non-oil imports from the UAE have increased by 42 per cent from 2013 to 2014. As for import from Japan, Japan has exported industrial products, such as vehicles and electrical machinery to the UAE, and was the fifth largest exporter to the UAE in 2014. In addition, the UAE today plays an essential hub function to connect Japan with the rest of the world, which has made the UAE more valuable for Japanese industry. The trade relationship is now expanding to various new sectors where we have not seen any business opportunities before. A good example is a new partnership programme in space development. A new contract was concluded between Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre this year for the launch of the UAE Mars Mission, which well represents the expansion of trade relations into a new cutting-edge technological phase.
Tourism is a field that the Japanese Government is now strategically focusing on. Japan has set a goal to double its inbound tourists by 2020. In order to achieve that goal, welcoming more Muslim tourists is a must. In this regard, Japan has launched several initiatives such as designing travel tours tailored especially for Muslims, and increasing the availability of halal food. As a result, the number of Emirati tourists visiting Japan has increased by about five times in the past five years. The number of Japanese tourists visiting Abu Dhabi has also increased by 30 per cent in the same period. The important reason of this increase is, without doubt, a wide availability of comfortable flights by Emirates airlines and Etihad Airways: 35 direct flights every week from Dubai and Abu Dhabi to Japan. One report estimates that the ratio of Muslim tourists in Japan to the total number of visitors will go up to 19 per cent from the current 4 per cent by 2020. I really hope that through the cooperation among relevant authorities and organizations in both countries, the estimate would be realized.
Halal importance in UAE and GCC
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Islam Religion and therefore Halal is a very important component of UAE and GCC countries societies, it is the basis of their culture, and their way of life, also Islam is the official religion of the country.
Today, about 80% of the local population is Muslim, and 100% of the locals are. Islam is the religion of all UAE and GCC countries Nationals since the Islamic conquest of the Arabian Peninsula in the seventh century. Islam is the basis of their culture and their society, and it shows in their way to dress, their culture, and their lifestyle.
Meat is entirely Halal in the UAE (except pork, which can be found in some dedicated shops), meaning that the animals are killed according to the traditional Muslim rite. However, it does not change anything to the taste of meat (honestly!), which is by the way very good in the UAE.
The UAE was the first GCC country to implement the Halal standards and develop an integrated mechanism for controlling Halal products directed to comply with the requirements of Islamic law, by controlling all phases of the supply chain. The system was launched early 2015 and required the establishment of an accreditation system for accrediting certification bodies. These in turn should certify all producers of Halal food and its ingredients, cosmetics, and eventually leather and textile products.
Muslim women in the UAE are increasingly interested in using halal cosmetics. General awareness of cosmetics ingredients and their health effects has increased in the last few years and more women are realizing that their commonly used cosmetics may contain animal products that are not Halal.
Islam Religion and therefore Halal is a very important component of UAE and GCC countries societies, it is the basis of their culture, and their way of life, also Islam is the official religion of the country.
Today, about 80% of the local population is Muslim, and 100% of the locals are. Islam is the religion of all UAE and GCC countries Nationals since the Islamic conquest of the Arabian Peninsula in the seventh century. Islam is the basis of their culture and their society, and it shows in their way to dress, their culture, and their lifestyle.
Meat is entirely Halal in the UAE (except pork, which can be found in some dedicated shops), meaning that the animals are killed according to the traditional Muslim rite. However, it does not change anything to the taste of meat (honestly!), which is by the way very good in the UAE.
The UAE was the first GCC country to implement the Halal standards and develop an integrated mechanism for controlling Halal products directed to comply with the requirements of Islamic law, by controlling all phases of the supply chain. The system was launched early 2015 and required the establishment of an accreditation system for accrediting certification bodies. These in turn should certify all producers of Halal food and its ingredients, cosmetics, and eventually leather and textile products.
Muslim women in the UAE are increasingly interested in using halal cosmetics. General awareness of cosmetics ingredients and their health effects has increased in the last few years and more women are realizing that their commonly used cosmetics may contain animal products that are not Halal.