Relationship dossier
New Zealand
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Constructive bilateral ties with a focus on economic cooperation
New Zealand toward United Arab Emirates
+40New Zealand entered into a double taxation agreement with the United Arab Emirates and pursued a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the UAE, reflecting concrete government support for economic cooperation.
United Arab Emirates toward New Zealand
+40The United Arab Emirates entered into a double taxation agreement with New Zealand and pursued a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with New Zealand, reflecting concrete government support for economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship has a practical economic foundation, including a bilateral tax agreement and efforts to establish a broader trade partnership. These arrangements support a constructive assessment, while the known relationship is concentrated in economic cooperation.
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
New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates have pursued practical economic cooperation, including a double taxation agreement and negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. These arrangements indicate a constructive bilateral relationship, though its scope and depth beyond economic ties are less clear.
Key developments
New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates signed a double taxation agreement.
The two governments concluded negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of economic cooperation beyond the tax agreement and trade negotiations are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing bilateral cooperation in areas outside trade and investment is uncertain.