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This study is an attempt to empirically examine the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic performance and investigate the spillover effects from the FDI inflows in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), using a detailed sectoral-level panel dataset covering the period 2006 – 2014. The main empirical finding indicates that FDI has a mixed impact on economic performance in UAE and that this effect depends on the sectoral characteristics and geographical destination. In contrast, our results further show that FDI from more technologically advanced countries tend to have a positive impact on economic activity.