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Trust in government, business and media rising in the UAE
 The Al Fursan
aerobatic demonstration lights up the capital skyline on National Day.
New survey finds country rates in the top four for trust in its
institutions
At a time of growing distrust of institutions around the world, people in
the UAE are increasingly confident in government and business, a new survey
has found.
The latest Edelman Trust Barometer reveals that the Emirates is one of the
best in the world when it comes to measuring trust in key areas.
It places the UAE in the top four countries where respondents were asked if
they trusted their government.
The poll, released on the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos, found 82
per cent trusted the UAE Government, a rise of five per cent on last year,
and putting the country in second place, narrowly behind China.
By contrast, a lack of trust was an issue in 16 of the 26 countries in the
survey. They included Spain, with a fall of eight points to 26 percent, and
Russia, where only one in three said they trusted their rulers.
While trust rose slightly in the UK and USA, a majority in those countries
were still skeptical about their governments. Globally, trust in government
rose by three percent.
It was a similar picture for trust in business where UAE’s score of 74 per
cent was up six points from 2018, placing the country in fourth place, with
China first.
Those scoring poorly included Russia, with again only one in three saying
they trusted business, a fall of seven per cent.
In the finally category, trust in media rose by three points to 60 per cent
in the UAE, with the country fourth behind India, Indonesia and China.
Jan 21, 2019 |
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Courtesy The National
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