Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
ae
Policy Brief
Reference Guide for Fostering
Entrepreneurship in Abu Dhabi
February 2016
Issue 03-29012016
In association with
www.ihs.com
Policy Brief
Reference Guide for Fostering Entrepreneurship in Abu Dhabi
Contents
Context and importance of the problem
Policy recommendations
10
About IHS:
www.ihs.com
Contacts
Ralf Wiegert
Director Consulting IHS Economics & Country Risk
Ralf.Wiegert@ihs.com
+49 (0)69 20973 320
+49 (0)151 42628 143
Matthias Herles
Director Consulting IHS Economics & Country Risk
Matthias.Herles@ihs.com
+49 (0)69 20973 218
+49 (0)174 1946560
Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry,
P.O. Box 662, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Ohan S Balian, Ph.D.
Chief Economist Abu Dhabi Chamber
of Commerce & Industry
o.balian@adcci.gov.ae
www.abudhabichamber.ae
+971 2 617 7470
February 2016
www.abudhabichamber.ae
www.linkedin.com/company/abu-dhabi-chamber
Cover image: IHS
Executive summary
Entrepreneurship and diversification of the
2015
Policy Brief
Reference Guide for Fostering Entrepreneurship in Abu Dhabi
February 2016
Micro enterprises
Small enterprises
Medium enterprises
Large enterprises
4%
10.5%
9.5%
75%
G
B
E
C
A
B
C
F
G
14.2%
5.9%
43.7%
17.1%
19.1%
13.7%
B 15.5%
C 39.3%
G 31.5%
13.0%
B 18.5%
C 44.1%
G 24.4%
9.9%
47.5%
9.6%
6.9%
26.1%
A
B
D
E
G
Industry key
Manufacturing
Construction
Other services
Other activities
Source: SCAD
Policy Brief
Reference Guide for Fostering Entrepreneurship in Abu Dhabi
Micro enterprises
Small enterprises
Medium enterprises
Large enterprises
0.7%
2.6%
6.9%
89.8%
G
F
C
E
F
G
H
F
E
B
C
E
F
H
9.6%
38.5%
9.6%
12.3%
30.0%
42.4%
10.9%
10.4%
7.9%
28.4%
50.8%
C 18.6%
D 5.3%
H 25.3%
A
60.0%
B 10.0%
D 6.4%
H 23.6%
A
Industry key
Real estate
Other services
Construction
Other activities
Source: SCAD
February 2016
19th
Table 1
Country
GEI
GEI rank
United States
86.2
Canada
79.5
Australia
78.0
Denmark
76.0
Sweden
75.9
Taiwan
69.7
Iceland
68.9
Switzerland
67.8
United Kingdom
67.7
France
66.4
10
Singapore
66.0
11
Ireland
65.6
12
Netherlands
65.4
13
Germany
64.6
14
Austria
62.9
15
Chile
62.1
16
Belgium
62.1
17
Finland
61.8
18
61.4
19
Norway
61.1
20
Israel
57.4
21
Estonia
57.3
22
Luxembourg
57.2
23
Qatar
56.7
24
Lithuania
54.8
25
Aspirations
Abilities
Attitudes
Policy Brief
Reference Guide for Fostering Entrepreneurship in Abu Dhabi
1.0
0.8
C
0.6
0.4
0.2
G
H
Chart key
United Arab Emirates
Opportunity perception
Cultural support
Competition
Internationalization
United States
Startup skills
Opportunity startup
Product innovation
Risk capital
Denmark
Risk acceptance
Technology absorption
Process innovation
Singapore
Networking
Human capital
High growth
Source: GEDI 2016
February 2016
0.36
0.36
0.40
0.46
0.53
0.63
0.66
0.74
0.76
0.79
0.87
0.99
1.00
1.00
27%
27%
23%
16%
6%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Source: GEDI 2016
Policy Brief
Reference Guide for Fostering Entrepreneurship in Abu Dhabi
Policy recommendations
10
February 2016
Sources consulted or
recommended
.
.
/ .
.
:
.
.
.
.
.
10
2016
.
.
3.2
. .
.
.
.
.
.
%27
10 .
.
.
.
.
5
.
.
.
. 5
.
10.
:5
10
0.36
0.36
0.40
0.46
0.53
0.63
0.66
0.74
0.76
0.79
0.87
0.99
1.00
1.00
%27
%27
%23
%16
%6
%0
%0
%0
%0
%0
%0
%0
%0
%0
: )2016 (GEDI
2016
:4
A
B
1.0
0.8
C
0.6
0.4
0.2
G
H
: )2016 (GEDI
2016
.
( . )4
()GEI
()GEI
86.2
79.5
78.0
76.0
75.9
69.7
68.9
67.8
67.7
66.4
10
66.0
11
65.6
12
65.4
13
64.6
14
62.9
15
62.1
16
62.1
17
61.8
18
61.4
19
61.1
20
57.4
21
57.3
22
57.2
23
56.7
24
54.8
25
: (2016 )GEDI
19th
4 14
.
.
.
.
.
.
2016 IHS
19
.
.
. .
.
14
.
( )3
:3
: )2016 (GEDI
2016
%0.7
%2.6
%6.9
%89.8
C
E
F
G
H
A
D
B
C
E
F
H
%9.6
%38.5
%9.6
%12.3
%30.0
D
B
%42.4
%10.9
%10.4
%7.9
%28.4
A
C
D
H
%50.8
%18.6
%5.3
%25.3
%60.0
%10.0
%6.4
%23.6
A
B
D
H
: - )(SCAD
2016
:1 2013 )(%
%4
%10.5
%9.5
%75
A
B
C
F
G
%14.2
%5.9
%43.7
%17.1
%19.1
A
B
C
G
%13.7
%15.5
%39.3
%31.5
A
B
C
G
%13.0
%18.5
%44.1
%24.4
A
B
D
E
G
%9.9
%47.5
%9.6
%6.9
%26.1
G
: - )(SCAD
2016
.
.
2015
.
.
" "2014
:
.
%6.4
. 2010
.
.
.
.
96
( 22 )
101 .
, .
- ()SCAD
( . 1)2
2016
.
2013 -.
.%10
.%60-50
-
( .)OECD
%10
.
%40 .
.
.
.
" "GEI
.
" "GEI
.
( . )1
.
.
.
.
( - )GEDI
-
.
.
.
"
/
".
"
".
.
.
.
.
.
2015
.
.2010
.
.
2016
10
www.ihs.com :IHS
( IHS )IHS :
. 165
Contacts
IHS
.
IHS 1959
.2005
IHS
9000 31 .
2016
.
:
.662 :
+971 2 6214000 :
+971 2 6215867 :
contact.us@adcci.gov.ae :
8:00 3:00 - ( -)
www.abudhabichamber.ae
www.linkedin.com/company/abu-dhabi-chamber
: IHS
2016
w w w.abudhabichamber.ae
2016
www.ihs.com