In the wake of a global pandemic, the only kind of business flourishing is E-commerce. People have found a solution to avoid all their problems while shopping i.e. laziness, traffic & crowds and during these times, a disease.
There is a reason why the UAE seems to be doing things differently than the rest of the world. This could answer your question as to why the country is good in everything it sets its eyes on. One possible explanation may be that they rely less on oil production as they know it is going to run out someday, and instead; giving investors significant investment and start-up options to prove their potential, admits the thriving entrepreneurial situation of the UAE.