Jersey’s Relationship with the Gulf Region

Jersey has a strong regulatory framework built around governance, tax transparency and compliance, which is recognised by world-leading organisations.

Jersey’s finance industry has promoted in the Gulf region for many years, with a presence in the UAE since 2011 and a Middle East Regional Hub office established in the DIFC in 2018.

Jersey has one of the largest numbers of finance industry professionals of any IFC, giving it a vast pool of expertise.

Jersey has a modern business environment with almost 14,000 professionals supported by a politically stable government.

Jersey has strong links and is in close proximity to the City of London and the EU, giving businesses and individuals easy access to both markets.

It adheres to, and is often an early adopter of, global standards set by the UK, EU, US and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

For more than six decades, Jersey has developed a wide range of competitive products and services.

It has a central time zone, making it easy to do business around the globe.

Jersey supports inward and outward foreign direct investment (FDI) for infrastructure projects across the Gulf region markets through our integrated business development strategy.

The Government of Jersey is committed to building ties with the Gulf region, having signed a double taxation agreement with the UAE in 2017 and Bilateral Investment Treaty with the UAE was signed in November 2021.