Relationship dossier
Malta
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Practical bilateral cooperation includes an agreement to prevent double taxation
Malta toward United Arab Emirates
+20Malta signed a double taxation agreement with the United Arab Emirates in 2007, establishing a framework for cooperation on taxation affecting the two countries.
United Arab Emirates toward Malta
+20The United Arab Emirates signed a double taxation agreement with Malta in 2007, establishing a framework for cooperation on taxation affecting the two countries.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral relationship includes a practical tax-cooperation framework, with no major adversarial feature identified in the known relationship facts. The limited range of known bilateral developments makes the broader depth and durability of cooperation uncertain.
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
Malta and the United Arab Emirates have pursued practical bilateral cooperation, including a double taxation agreement signed in 2007. The scope and implementation of other cooperation are unclear, and the known relationship facts provide only a limited basis for assessing its breadth.
Key developments
Malta and the United Arab Emirates signed a double taxation agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements beyond the double taxation agreement are unclear.
- Details of recent government-to-government cooperation are limited.