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I would put Indonesia on the same level as Dubai, rule of law isn’t guaranteed.

wodenokoto 3y ago
But Dubai has very lucrative tax incentives and tries hard to be neutral about who invests. So whether you are Russian, Chinese or Ukrainian Dubai is a good option for parking assets without being asked too many questions.
- fakedang 3y ago
  It's only a good option if you're not going to be involved with business in the West that much. Once you start thinking about moving to the West, or setting up a business in the US or EU, be prepared to be asked a LOT of questions, and being demanded non-existent paperwork (because Dubai authorities don't bother with stuff that would be important in other jurisdictions). Speaking from experience. The income tax and the corporate tax in the free zones are the only big draws, but who knows how long they'll last? The mainland already has a 10% corporate tax.
Gud 3y ago
In what way is the rule of law worse in Dubai than elsewhere? It's one of the safest places I've ever been to. Please note I am not saying there haven't been injustices committed in Dubai. But I do not think it's worse there than in western Europe. Definitely doesn't seem worse than the US.
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- lawisimportant 3y ago
  " Article 72 of the Law on Personal Status allows judges to determine if it is permissible for a married woman to leave the house and to work. Unlike the case of children of Emirati fathers, Emirati citizenship is not transmitted automatically to the children of Emirati women." "Some of the women's rights under the Personal Status Law require the consent of a male guardian, who is often the husband or a male family member." "Women in UAE can be victims of flogging. Flogging and stoning are legal judicial punishments in the UAE because of the Sharia courts. Flogging is used in UAE as a punishment for several criminal offences, such as adultery, premarital sex, and prostitution." "Emirati women must receive permission from male guardian to remarry. This requirement is derived from Sharia, and has been considered a federal law since 2005. In all emirates, it is illegal for Muslim women to marry non-Muslims. In the UAE, a marriage union between a Muslim woman and non-Muslim man is punishable by law, since it is considered a form of fornication". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_United_Arab_Emira... sorry truth it's brutal out there, behind those concrete jungle. ME is not what it's look from outside.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  > what way is the rule of law worse in Dubai than elsewhere? There isn’t rule of law in Dubai. By definition, its courts serve its sovereign. Pyongyang is also safe, that doesn’t mean it has rule of law. (Dubai is fantastic. But pretending it has the rule of law is absurd. Nobody strikes international agreements per UAE law.)

But Dubai has very lucrative tax incentives and tries hard to be neutral about who invests. So whether you are Russian, Chinese or Ukrainian Dubai is a good option for parking assets without being asked too many questions.

fakedang 3y ago
It's only a good option if you're not going to be involved with business in the West that much. Once you start thinking about moving to the West, or setting up a business in the US or EU, be prepared to be asked a LOT of questions, and being demanded non-existent paperwork (because Dubai authorities don't bother with stuff that would be important in other jurisdictions). Speaking from experience. The income tax and the corporate tax in the free zones are the only big draws, but who knows how long they'll last? The mainland already has a 10% corporate tax.

Gud 3y ago

In what way is the rule of law worse in Dubai than elsewhere? It's one of the safest places I've ever been to. Please note I am not saying there haven't been injustices committed in Dubai. But I do not think it's worse there than in western Europe. Definitely doesn't seem worse than the US.

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lawisimportant 3y ago
" Article 72 of the Law on Personal Status allows judges to determine if it is permissible for a married woman to leave the house and to work. Unlike the case of children of Emirati fathers, Emirati citizenship is not transmitted automatically to the children of Emirati women." "Some of the women's rights under the Personal Status Law require the consent of a male guardian, who is often the husband or a male family member." "Women in UAE can be victims of flogging. Flogging and stoning are legal judicial punishments in the UAE because of the Sharia courts. Flogging is used in UAE as a punishment for several criminal offences, such as adultery, premarital sex, and prostitution." "Emirati women must receive permission from male guardian to remarry. This requirement is derived from Sharia, and has been considered a federal law since 2005. In all emirates, it is illegal for Muslim women to marry non-Muslims. In the UAE, a marriage union between a Muslim woman and non-Muslim man is punishable by law, since it is considered a form of fornication". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_United_Arab_Emira... sorry truth it's brutal out there, behind those concrete jungle. ME is not what it's look from outside.
JumpCrisscross 3y ago
> what way is the rule of law worse in Dubai than elsewhere? There isn’t rule of law in Dubai. By definition, its courts serve its sovereign. Pyongyang is also safe, that doesn’t mean it has rule of law. (Dubai is fantastic. But pretending it has the rule of law is absurd. Nobody strikes international agreements per UAE law.)