Maximise your business potential by participating at INDEX 2009! Create an unparalleled opportunity for your company to access a thriving world class market, to meet key trade buyers and to network with industry professionals. INDEX 2009 serves as a business platform for the interior design industry, showcasting innovative products and highlighting trends.

• The UAE’s GDP growth is forecast to average 5.1% a year from 2009 to 2013 ^{("The Economist", March 2009)}
• The economies of the wider MENA region including the GCC are forecast to grow by 3.6% in 2009^{("IMF", February 2009)}

• 1,878 projects worth a total of US$1,571 billion* are ongoing in the GCC 
• The total value of projects in operation in the UAE is US$698 billion*
• A further US$582 billion projects are currently being planned in the UAE*
  
  ^{* Source: Proleads March 2009}

• Meet qualified buyers seeking interior products/solutions from the Middle East and beyond 
• Be part of the GCC’s most influential and longest established professional design event
• Access a thriving market that has more ongoing development and refurbishment projects than any other region in the world 
• Highlight and promote your company along with other top world class brands
  
  Here’s a summary of INDEX 2008: 
  

   

  Total Exhibiting Companies:	1,782
  UAE Exhibitors:	225
  International Exhibitors:	1,557
  Exhibition Floor space:	35,924m²
  Total Visitors:	30,348
  UAE Visitors:	20, 940
  International Visitors:	9,408
  Number of Exhibiting Countries:	60