This article lists the largest
companies
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of the
United Arab Emirates in terms of their
revenue,
net profit and
total assets
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, according to the American business magazines ''
Fortune
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'' and ''
Forbes''.
2019 ''Fortune'' list
This list displays all UAE companies in the
Fortune Global 500, which ranks the world's largest companies by annual revenue. The figures below are given in millions of
US dollars and are for the
fiscal year 2018. Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide and industry sector of each company.
2019 ''Forbes'' list
This list is based on the
Forbes Global 2000, which ranks the world's 2,000 largest
publicly traded companies
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. The ''Forbes'' list takes into account a multitude of factors, including the revenue, net profit,
total assets
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and
market value
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of each company; each factor is given a weighted rank in terms of importance when considering the overall ranking. The table below also lists the headquarters location and industry sector of each company. The figures are in billions of US dollars and are for the year 2018. All 9 companies from United Arab Emirates are listet.
See also
*
List of companies of the United Arab Emirates
*
List of largest companies by revenue
References
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United Arab Emirates
companies
A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared go ...