Investing in Abu Dhabi |
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Investing in Abu Dhabi is both challenging and exciting. The local economy is booming thanks to record oil prices, and the emirate will spend US$20 billion on oil and gas projects in coming years. However, entrepreneurs planning an Abu Dhabi investment strategy are restricted by the unsophisticated Abu Dhabi investment environment, as evidenced by the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority website. The following is an overview of the challenges and benefits of making an investment in Abu Dhabi, and how Healy Consultants can assist: |
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| 1. | Prior to making an investment in Abu Dhabi, Healy Consultants arranges tailored orientation programmes in Abu Dhabi, including familiarisation tours of key points of business interest, arranging meetings with banks to facilitate Abu Dhabi investment, as well as viewings of office and residential properties in Abu Dhabi. Furthermore, some clients investing in Abu Dhabi request our assistance with setting up meetings with government authorities and ministries. |
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| 2. | Because Abu Dhabi government fees and procedures are unclear, Healy Consultants minimises unwanted surprises for our clients by providing a detailed roadmap prior to their making an investment in Abu Dhabi. This includes setting out an expected timeline for the Abu Dhabi investment process, as well as expected costs at each stage of the engagement. |
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| 3. | The most popular company type for entrepreneurs making an investment in Abu Dhabi is a limited liability company (LLC). An LLC can obtain a government trade license, obtain local visas, rent Abu Dhabi business premises and open a local corporate bank account. |
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| 4. | The LLC is a popular form of company registration in Abu Dhabi and requires a minimum of two and a maximum of 50 members and minimum capitalization of Dh150,000 (approx US$41,000). |
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| 5. | Despite the benefits listed above, an Abu Dhabi LLC is challenging to set up as the emirate requires UAE citizens hold a minimum 51% share in the company and requires owners to rent a physical office in the city as part of the Abu Dhabi investment process. |
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| 6. | As part of the making an investment in Abu Dhabi, Healy Consultants will open a multi currency corporate bank account for our clients with leading international retail banks in Abu Dhabi, such as HSBC, Standard Chartered and Citibank. |
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| 7. | To facilitate the Abu Dhabi investment strategy, Healy Consultants introduces clients to corporate finance houses and individuals. Furthermore, Healy Consultants assists entrepreneurs making an investment in Abu Dhabi to raise finance by helping them list on global stock exchanges. |
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| 8. | Prior to making an investment in Abu Dhabi, Healy Consultants provides project development assistance, including preparing feasibility studies, conducting market surveys, preparing strategic business plans and offering corporate governance support services. |
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| 9. | For entrepreneurs investing in Abu Dhabi, Healy Consultants can supply tailored macro- and micro-economic data on legal, financial and economic aspects of Abu Dhabi investment. |
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| 10. | Other services provided by Healy Consultants to support Abu Dhabi investment include: |
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| i) | Accounting and taxation services; |
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| ii) | Virtual Office services; |
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| iii) | Human resource support; |
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| iv) | Marketing services; and |
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| v) | IT Support services. |
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| 11. | Entrepreneurs relocating to the UAE to oversee their Abu Dhabi investments request Healy Consultants' assistance, including: |
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| i) | Obtaining Abu Dhabi employment and residence visas for the investor, his family and expatriate staff; |
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| ii) | Providing assistance to buy residential property in the UAE, including Abu Dhabi; |
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| iii) | Assistance with locating schools in Abu Dhabi; |
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Contact Us |
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For more information on making an investment in Abu Dhabi, email email@healyconsultants.com or telephone us at (+65) 6735 0120. |
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