Abu Dhabi, 24th Jan. 2012 (WAM) -- The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI) has in the course of the year 2011 made a variety of achievements, carried out a number of activities and events and launched important initiatives for both streamlining the services being rendered to its members and contributing to the enhancement of Abu Dhabis competitiveness and the emirates position as a key investment destination in the region.
"The Chambers activity last year went up markedly as the number of events organized by the ADCCI reached 48 and that of delegations received from different countries of the world hit 50 missions," Mohamed Helal Al Muhairi, ADCCI Director General, said in a speech on the Chambers achievements made during the year 2011, stressing that such activities do help promote the Emirate of Abu Dhabi as an important regional business and investment hub. Speaking about the most prominent achievements made by the Abu Dhabi Chamber during 2011, Al Muhairi said ; "A series of achievements was made during 2011 as the foregoing year was noted for the Chambers rolling out of several initiatives and projects that found their way to execution. At the fore of such achievements were upgrading the Members Services Centre and bringing the number of organizations and agencies providing their services to the general public up to 28 official entities, organizations and departments. Moreover, the number of miscellaneous activities staged by the Chamber came to 48, including 32 conferences and 16 professional symposia, workshops and awareness seminars which aimed in their entirety at assisting the Abu Dhabi-based companies and businesses in developing their business and activity and in achieving the best results that would boost the private sectors contribution to the all-out economic development in the emirate. ''Similarly, 50 business and economic delegations were received from different countries of the world; and the Chamber took part in Abu Dhabis trade missions visiting a number of friendly countries.""The number of users benefiting from the ADCCI-based Members Services Centre rose to 240,000 clients by late 2011 compared to 210,000 in 2010, an increase of 15% thanks to new superior services introduced by the ADCCI for purposes of facilitating and simplifying procedures, the obtainment of trade licences and a number of other services, in addition to the provision by a number of public and private entities and organizations of their comprehensive, easy services at a record time, within a highly professional atmosphere and environment and via a one-stop shop coupled with integrated, diverse services to customers and users availing themselves of licensing services, saving their time and effort.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2012.
