Relationship dossier
North Macedonia
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
North Macedonia and the UAE maintain modest economic cooperation, including a bilateral tax agreement.
North Macedonia toward United Arab Emirates
+15North Macedonia entered into a bilateral agreement with the UAE to avoid double taxation, supporting economic ties between the countries.
United Arab Emirates toward North Macedonia
+15The UAE entered into a bilateral agreement with North Macedonia to avoid double taxation, supporting economic ties between the countries.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes a concrete framework for economic cooperation through a bilateral tax agreement. The known basis supports a modestly cooperative characterization, while the breadth of other sustained initiatives is unclear.
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
North Macedonia and the United Arab Emirates have pursued formal economic cooperation, including a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation. This provides a concrete basis for a modestly cooperative assessment, although the scope and implementation of broader government-to-government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
North Macedonia and the UAE signed a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of economic cooperation beyond tax matters are unclear.
- Details of recent bilateral government initiatives are limited.