- The UAE is one of the largest investors in Pakistan among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
- The report of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade showed that public and private sectors invested about $3.74 bn in Pakistan during 2004- 2010.
- The report indicates that multinational companies have made investments in different sectors in Pakistan including the Emirates National Oil Company, "Enoch", The International Petroleum Investment Company "IPIC" The Emirates Telecommunications Corporation "Etisalat", Dana gas, Al Ghurair, Emaar, DP World, Abraaj Capital, Thani, Dnata, Atharihra agricultural Company, Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries "Julfar," the Emirates Investment Group, the Arab Company for Packaging, Al Nasser Holdings.
- Pakistan offers vast opportunities for foreign direct investments and joint ventures in infrastructure development; electricity generation, water desalination, agricultural based industries, insurance and real estate.
- Prospects of initiating joint ventures in aluminum products, agriculture (horticulture, farming, dairy farming and livestock, financial sector, housing prefabricated houses and affordable low income houses are bright. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) can also be tapped.
- Aviation plays very important role in promoting bilateral trade volumes. More than 90 flights weekly fly from UAE to different cities of Pakistan and which are operated by five national carriers Etihad Airways, Emirates. Fly Dubai, Al Arabia and RAK.
- Keeping in view, the importance of greater aviation cooperation a delegation of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA,) recently visited Islamabad to explore new avenues of mutual cooperation, Agreements to increase number of flights operated by UAE’s national carriers between the two countries were signed.
