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Investing in Dubai from Romania
Why Romania invests in Dubai
Romanian real estate buyers are at the forefront of a new wave of global investment in the Dubai property market.
Dubai has a solid and long-established reputation for sustained ROI, with GCC, UK, Indian and Russian investors regularly realising double-digit growth for many years since the introduction of the foreign ownership decree.
However, in the past few years, investors from a wider array of nations have begun to enter the Dubai property market.
2022 saw a 50% increase in Romanians purchasing foreign real estate compared to 2021. The Dubai market was the primary destination for most Romanian asset-seekers, although Cyprus and Spain also proved to be popular markets.
Economic resilience and wealth creation: Despite global challenges like war, inflation, and supply chain disruptions, Romania's economy showed resilience, with a significant increase in foreign direct investment and new companies with foreign capital.
The race for space: Ultra-high net-worth individuals in Romania, like many of their counterparts from across the globe, relocated to Dubai in the wake of domestic lockdowns.
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Strengthened diplomatic links: The UAE and Romania have worked hard to strengthen investment ties, with the UAE's strategic location providing access to key markets and its economy offering benefits and incentives for growth and expansion. Furthermore, non-oil trade between the UAE and Romania saw a substantial increase, indicating a growing economic relationship and mutual interest in sectors like technology, agriculture, and logistics.
These factors, combined with the desire for secure investments and the allure of Dubai's real estate market, have likely contributed to the increase in interest from Romanian-based investors.
This coincided with the onset of Dubai’s real estate market's third major growth cycle and an annual 61.7% surge in transactions over the previous year. During this time, Sobha Dubai reported Romanian investments totalling AED 272 million in apartments within just the first 7 months of 2022.
How and why Romanian investment into the Dubai real estate market became more widespread
Alongside the wider economic enablers, Dubai’s allure as an investment haven did - and continues to - capture the imagination of a growing number of Romanian investors.
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