Sharjah had last year attracted 142 foreign investment projects worth AED7.74 billion ($2.1 billion) and is now planning to target further investment in technology, manufacturing, logistics and clean energy. It will explore new opportunities in India, US, Britain and European markets.
The third board meeting of the UAE International Investment Council (UAEIIC) highlighted two products developed by the UAEIIC to support its members operating internationally.
Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Qatar rose 3.3% by the end of Q1 2026 compared with Q4 2025, reaching QAR172.2 billion ($47.24 billion), according to results of the FDI Survey released Sunday by National Planning Council (NPC).
Global foreign direct investment rose 6% to $1.6 trillion in 2025, ending two years of decline, but the recovery remains narrow, fragile and uneven, according to the World Investment Report 2026 by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
The UAE attracted $48.3 billion (AED177.3 billion) in inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2025, marking a fourth consecutive year of record inflows and a 6% increase year-on-year.
Qatar attracted $3.4 billion in FDI capital expenditure (capex) across 373 projects that generated 15,051 new jobs, according Invest Qatar’s 2025 Annual Report.
Attracting international capital into advanced manufacturing is central to the UAE's long-term economic vision, said Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, UAE Minister of Investment.
Qatar's inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased 7% at the end of Q3 2025 compared to Q2 2025, reaching approximately QAR157 billion ($43.26 billion).
Outward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows from the UAE reached $63.353 billion in 2025, as the country's outward FDI stock stood at $402.729 billion at the end of the year, compared with $55.560 billion in 2010.
Sharjah's 45% growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in 2025 reflects the competitiveness of the UAE economy.
