PH-UAE Trade and Investments Relations

Bilateral cooperation between the Philippines and the UAE has grown since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1980. 

In 2021, the UAE remains to be one of the Philippines’ important trading partner, export market, and import supplier. 

Maximizing the country’s participation in the global fair, the Philippines Expo 2020 Dubai actively pursues the development of pivotal economic ties beyond current arrangements to strengthen Philippines-UAE economic linkages in different areas of cooperation. The Expo, among others, is a platform for numerous commercial and business events, state-to-state engagements, and bilateral discussions that will expand economic and strategic partnerships with the UAE.