Top 10 Indian Leaders In Abu Dhabi - 2021

In recent years, Abu Dhabi has become one of the top meeting destinations for many globally significant business events. The largest emirate is known for its loyal and supporting policies toward foreign investors and open policies for conducting business. With its policies, Abu Dhabi has grown to become a dynamic hub and a major player in numerous business and industrial areas. The Emirate has facilities to accommodate international trade, with the state-of-art infrastructure, and it is also a centre point for world trade and commerce. Setting up business in Abu Dhabi facilitates access to the markets of Africa, Asia, Southern and Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. Abu Dhabi also provides a range of tax benefits like no personal or corporate tax, no import/export duty, and so on. It is a place of excellence for telecommunications and IT. Along with all these, the emirate with foremost position in the field of international tourism is the perfect place to advance any business operations.

About 30 percent of the population in UAE is contributed by Indian expatriate community of approx. 3.42 millions. Approximately 15 percent  of the Diaspora is in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The 35 percent of the Indian community is made up of professionally qualified personnel, businessmen and other white collar non-professionals & their families. The Indian community is respected for its technical competence and sense of discipline. Today, Indians are key to the construction, retail, financial services, manufacturing and transport sectors in the region. The county being always open to immigrants, UAE has the highest proportion of international migrants in the world a staggering 84 percent. There are nearly twice as many Indian born as native born people in the UAE today.

The modern multiculturalism of the city and its subsequent appeal as a foreign direct investment is enhancing opportunity for Abu Dhabi to be a perfect business destination. Abu Dhabi has continued to invest in efforts to develop and upgrade event organization facilities in order to promote an accurate record of events hosted within the emirate. In this issue, the CEO Insights introduces a list of 'Top 10 Indian Leaders in Abu Dhabi - 2021' who have contributed to the economic development of the country. The list has been crafted by a team of Industry veterans, CEOs, VCs and the CEO Insights editorial team, thus delivering inspiring stories of their journey and the contributions & roles played by them in the creation and empowerment of a powerful nation.