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Healthcare industry in Sharjah is highly advanced and equipped with state-of-the-art medical infrastructure. The increasing demand for personalised healthcare services, a thriving health and wellness tourism sector, and advanced research and development programmes, open up solid investment prospects in the emirate with excellent exit possibilities.
The government enables easy entry of healthcare providers into the emirate’s tertiary healthcare market in dedicated free zones such as the Sharjah Healthcare City, as well as in the mainland. The hottest advanced healthcare sectors to invest in Sharjah are life science, biopharmaceuticals, genomics, generic drug production, as well as digital health.

A strategic location and an exceptional logistics and supply chain infrastructure with access to major international airports and seaports connecting to both the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, cement Sharjah’s position as a gateway to the UAE, GCC and beyond. The demand for smart mobility and logistics systems powered by advanced technologies including artificial intelligence and robotics open up ample business prospects in freight automation, large scale temperature-controlled storage and distribution facilities, cold chain equipment and more in the emirate.

Sharjah’s leading position as a global tourism destination is indisputable. The government proactively promotes and welcomes investments in cultural tourism, leisure tourism, ecotourism, adventure tourism, and the hospitality sector. A glorious heritage dating back thousands of years, rapidly developing modern tourism attractions, historical preservation and archaeological projects, abundance of natural scenic landscapes, as well as the close proximity to the GCC, Asia and the Europe, brings in a high influx of tourists to the emirate each year, opening up immense prospects for tourism and hospitality investors.

Sharjah plays a crucial role in advancing the UAE’s agricultural product market, which is expected to reach USD 1.1 billion by 2024. The emirate welcomes investors who propose innovative food and agriculture solutions using advanced technology, in line with the UAE’s vision to rank first in the Global Food Security Index by 2051. The government ensures ample research and development facilities, low operational costs, and good quality supply chain infrastructure. It supports pilot agritech projects through institutions such as the Sharjah Research Technology, and Innovation Park (SRTIP), apart from promoting modern agriculture techniques such as vertical farming, horticulture, and hydroponics.

Sharjah has been developing innovative green policies in line with the UAE’s Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative, opening up vast business prospects and public-private partnership opportunities for sustainability and clean-tech companies, in diverse focus areas including renewable energy components manufacturing, waste-to-landfill projects, solar projects, energy-efficient sustainable living, and green construction. The emirate is already home to green communities such as Sharjah Sustainable City, pioneering environment management company Bee’ah, several waste-to-energy projects, and blockchain and AI-powered recycling projects.

With 33 industrial zones, Sharjah is the most prominent industrial and manufacturing hub of the UAE. Manufacturing contributed to 16.7 percent of the emirate’s GDP in 2022. Freezones such as the Hamriyah Free Zone and the SAIF Zone are dedicated for industries and manufacturing companies, with excellent supply-chain, storage, research and development, and operational infrastructure. In line with the UAE’s Operation 300bn Strategy, Sharjah offers multiple opportunities for investors in the fields of next-gen tech-backed industrial automation, additive manufacturing, and advanced manufacturing for defense, marine, aerospace, automotive, and food processing companies.

The real estate sector in Sharjah witnessed transactions worth a whopping AED 24 billion in 2022, and is on the upward trajectory of growth, fuelled by investments from the UAE nationals, GCC and Arab nationals, and expat residents from other countries. The investor confidence in Sharjah real estate over the past few years has been rising owing to the increasing demand, flexible regulations, and its connectivity to all the other emirates in the UAE, which also impacts positively the rental returns and resale value for the properties.

With a wide range of world-class international schools offering diverse curricula to students from around the world, Sharjah has emerged into a prominent global education and higher-education hub, and a world-class centre for research and innovation. Fostering unparalleled affordable talent and human capital, the emirate welcomes investments to advance the education industry, especially specialised vocational academies, future upskilling, early years learning and childcare, and digitalisation in education, to meet the best international standards and create a rich pool of talented youth adept in every sector.