September 26th, 2018 - 05:18 GMT How Did UAE and Saudi Build Their $196 Billion Non-Oil Trade Ties? The total non-oil intra-trade between the UAE and Saudi Arabia amounted to Dh720 billion ($196 billion) since the establishment of the GCC Customs Union in 2003 until the end of the first half (H1) of 2018, marking a growth of 1,230 per cent. Read more