아랍에미리트 통계청(FACS)에 따르면 2018년 2월 인플레이션은 4.45% 상승한 것으로 드러났다. 주요 생필품의 가격이 오른 것이 주요인이다.담배의 가격은 부가가치세 부과로 인해 84.4%나 올랐다. 교통요금도 평균 11.7%나 상승해 시민들의 부담이 가중되고 있다.▲아랍에미리트 통계청(FACS) 로고아랍에미리트 아부다비증권거래소((ADX)에 따르면 2018년 3월 26일  외국인과 국내기관 투자자의 매물로 지수가 소폭 하락했다. 두바이거래소는 34.37포인트, 1.09%가 하락해 3115.16포인트를 기록했다. 2016년 2월 이후 가장 낮은 지수로 나타났다.아랍에미리트 정부에 따르면 AED 51억디르함 규모의 50개 부동산 개발프로젝트를 진행할 계획이다. 해외투자자들이 추진하는 것이며 2018년 1분기 중에 시작될 예정이다. 최근 두바이 상업지구에 위치한 아파트가 5억1800만디르함에 매각되면서 부동산에 대한 투자가 늘어나고 있다. 일부 투자자는 503채의 아파트를 구입하기도 했다.

  ▲수집해야 할 정보의 중분류 및 소분류(출처 : iNIS) 타겟 국가에 대한 정보 수집영역은 도입(Introduction), 지리(Geography), 사람과 사회(People and Society), 정부(Government), 경제(Economy), 에너지(Energy), 통신(Communication), 항공(Airport), 군사(Military), 초국가적 이슈(Transnational issues) 등으로 다양하다. 각 영역별 세부 내역을 보면 다음과 같다.첫째, 도입(Introduction)은 국가의 역사, 문화, 국민성 등 일반적인 내용을 포함한다. 해당 국가에 대한 전반적인 이해를 높이기 위한 목적에서 수집하는 정보이다.둘째, 지리(Geography)는 Location, Geographic, coordinates, Map references, Area, Area - comparative, Land boundaries, Coastline, Maritime claims, Climate, Terrain, Elevation extremes, Natural resources, Land use, Irrigated land, Total renewable water resources, Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural), Natural hazards, Environment - current issues, Environment - international agreements, Geography – note 등이다.셋째, 사람과 사회(People and Society)는 Nationality, Ethnic groups, Languages, Religions, Population, Age structure, Median age, Population growth rate, Birth rate, Death rate, Net migration rate, Urbanization, Major cities - population, Sex ratio, Maternal mortality rate, Infant mortality rate, Life expectancy at birth, Total fertility rate, Health expenditures, Physicians density, Hospital bed density, Drinking water source, Sanitation facility access, HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate, HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS - deaths, Obesity - adult prevalence rate, Children under the age of 5 years underweight, Education expenditures, Literacy, School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education), Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 등이다.넷째, 정부(Government)는 Country name, Government type, Capital, Administrative divisions, Independence, National holiday, Constitution, Legal system, International law organization participation, Suffrage, Executive branch, Legislative branch, Judicial branch, Political parties and leaders, Political pressure group and leaders, International organization participation, Diplomatic representation in the US, Diplomatic representation from the US, Flag description, National symbol(s), National anthem 등이다.다섯째, 경제(Economy)는 Economy – overview, GDP (purchasing power parity) , GDP (official exchange rate), GDP - real growth rate, GDP - per capita (PPP), GDP - composition by sector, Labor force, Labor force - by occupation, Unemployment rate, Population below poverty line, Household income or consumption by percentage share, Distribution of family income - Gini index, Investment (gross fixed), Budget, Taxes and other 매출액, Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-), Public debt, Inflation rate (consumer prices), Central bank discount rate, Commercial bank prime lending rate, Stock of narrow money, Stock of broad money, Stock of domestic credit, Market value of publicly traded shares, Agriculture - products, Industries, Industrial production growth rate, Current account balance, Exports, Exports - commodities, Exports - partners, Imports, Imports - commodities, Imports - partners, Reserves of foreign exchange and gold, Debt - external, Stock of direct foreign investment - at home, Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad, Exchange rates, Fiscal year 등이 있다.여섯째, 에너지(Energy)는 Electricity - production, Electricity - consumption, Electricity - exports, Electricity - imports, Electricity - installed generating capacity, Electricity - from fossil fuels, Electricity - from nuclear fuels, Electricity - from hydroelectric plants, Electricity - from other renewable sources, Crude oil - production, Crude oil - exports, Crude oil - imports, Crude oil - proved reserves, Refined petroleum products - production, Refined petroleum products - consumption, Refined petroleum products - exports, Refined petroleum products - imports, Natural gas - production, Natural gas - consumption, Natural gas - exports, Natural gas - imports, Natural gas - proved reserves, Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy 등이 있다.일곱째, 통신(Communication)은 Telephones - main lines in use, Telephones - mobile cellular, Telephone system, Broadcast media, Internet country code, Internet hosts, Internet user transportation 등을 수집한다.여덟째, 항공(Airport)은 Airports - with paved runways, Airports - with unpaved runways, Heliports, Pipelines, Railways, Roadways, Merchant marine, Ports and terminals 등에 관한 정보를 정리한다.아홉째, 군사(Military)는 Military branches, Military service age and obligation, Manpower available for military service, Manpower fit for military service, Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually, Military expenditures 등으로 파악한다.마지막으로 초국가적 이슈(Transnational issues)는 Disputes - international, Refugees and internally displaced persons, Trafficking in persons 등이며 해당 정보를 통해 글로벌 국가간의 역학관계를 평가할 수 있다. – 계속 - 민진규 <국가정보전략연구소장> stmin@hotmail.com▲국가정보전략연구소장 민진규(출처 : iNIS)