The UAE ranked first in the region and 19 in the Global Competitiveness Index, based on the latest edition of the 2019 report issued by INSEAD in France, ranking the top 20 countries in the index , The Middle East and North Africa region for the fourth year in a row. The report praised the efforts of the UAE to be one of the most important countries in the world in attracting skills and specialists.
Hanan Ahli, Executive Director of Competitiveness at the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority, said that the results achieved by the UAE in this year's report reflect the efforts of continuous years of dedication and continuous work to achieve the goals of the national agenda through attention to local competencies, Innovation and engaging seamlessly in the labor market.
The UAE ranked among the top 15 countries in the world in six of 14 indicators: second place in opening up to talent from abroad, fifth in the business and employment environment, 10th in employability and 12th in opening up talent from within the country, 13th in continuous learning, and 15th in market positions.
The UAE has achieved outstanding performance in a number of key and sub-indices in this year's report, ranking first in the world in seven sub-indicators in the report, notably the Ease of Employment index, the labor productivity of each employee, and the tolerance of migrants "And" Attract international students. " This year's report also marked an improvement in the "talent retention" category, reflecting the ability of organizations to retain their talented employees. The country jumped four places in this category and reached 24th place globally.
The report showed that the UAE has maintained its regional position, and third in the world, in the "attractiveness of talent" axis, which ranks the ability of countries to attract the best skills from abroad. The preservation of this arrangement is due to the efforts of many federal and local government agencies and includes legislation, initiatives and programs aimed at attracting the best and most competent talents in many disciplines and fields, especially advanced technical and scientific. The 10-year long-term visas for talented and scientific professionals, as well as the UAE's advanced telecommunications and transportation infrastructure, and the availability of security and safety are factors that drive stability and innovation.
The UAE maintains its position among the top 20 countries in the world.
The first in the world in 7 indicators in the report «competitiveness».
The region's first and third globally in the attractiveness of talent.