Relationship dossier
Jamaica
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
A developing economic partnership anchored by a trade and investment agreement
Jamaica toward United Arab Emirates
+35Jamaica negotiated and signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the United Arab Emirates, seeking to expand trade and investment between the countries.
United Arab Emirates toward Jamaica
+35The United Arab Emirates negotiated and signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Jamaica, providing a framework to expand trade and investment.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a concrete economic foundation in the bilateral partnership agreement, which provides for expanded trade and investment. The breadth and durability of cooperation beyond this framework are less clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Jamaica and the United Arab Emirates have pursued a substantive economic partnership, including a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement aimed at expanding trade and investment. The agreement provides a concrete basis for cooperation, although the scope and implementation of broader bilateral initiatives are less clear.
Key developments
Jamaica and the United Arab Emirates signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement intended to expand trade and investment.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which the economic agreement has been implemented is unclear.
- Details of additional bilateral investment and government cooperation are limited.