The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government has taken a progressive step in its commitment to comply with international good governance standards by ratifying Resolution No.31 of 2019, concerning Economic Substance Regulations in the UAE, “the Regulations” on April 30, 2019.

The UAE Economic Substance (ES) rules have been designed to follow the guidance issued by the European Union (EU) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).