On 6 October the Economic Partnership Agreement between the EAEU and its member states and the UAE, signed in June 2025, entered into force. Source: Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC).
The UAE granted preferential access for 86% of the tariff lines — about 98% of EAEU export volume. The deal includes business cooperation tools, including for SMEs, and transport and logistics cooperation with a possible UAE link to the North–South corridor.
An EEC minister urged Union businesses to make fuller use of the new openings with the Emirates.
