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Dubai Chamber members' exports and re-exports see 16.4% growth in July

Dubai Chamber -hosted Business Networking Suhour accredits Dubai's economic growth to private-public sector partnership

Dubai, UAE: As part of its commitment to create new business networking opportunities for its vast network of stakeholders, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a Business Networking Suhour at Dubai World Trade Centre on Monday.

The Business Networking Suhour, which accredited Dubai's growth to the private-public sector partnership, was attended by H.E. Abdul Rahman Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman and H.E. Hamad Buamim, Director General, Dubai Chamber , as well as heads of business councils and groups, a host of VIP guests representing the business community in Dubai and members of the local media.

In his welcome address, Al Ghurair informed the gathering about Dubai Chamber 's commitment to enhance the economic growth of Dubai by supporting the business communities through new initiatives of reaching key emerging markets as well as opening of first overseas representative offices in Azerbaijan and Ethiopia by the year's end which he said will soon be followed by 20 similar offices the world over.

Referring to Dubai Chamber 's data for the first half of 2012, Al Ghurair informed that these promising figures indicate that Dubai is continuing to make good economic progress as 6,780 new members in comparison to the 5,233 of the first half of 2011 took the Chamber 's total membership to 1,35,000 thus registering a 30% growth.

"In July, our members' exports and re-exports which valued at AED 24.4 billion recorded 16.4% year-on-year growth and 7.6% month-on-month growth in comparison to 2011 as 5,254 exporters despatched goods to 170 markets of the world," said Al Ghurair.

He further informed that Dubai Chamber issued 68,000 certificates of origin during July which is an 8.7% increase from the certificates of origin issued in July 2011. "All these increased figures point towards an excellent start to the second half of 2012," he said.

Al Ghurair also highlighted Dubai Chamber 's participation in 32 events around the world, in 24 cities and in 19 countries including outbound delegations to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Surat in India, and Ethiopia in Africa.

"There is more on the horizon as we are preparing to take further trade missions to key markets like Azerbaijan to discuss the opening of our satellite office and efforts to increase trade and investment ties with Central Asia and the Caucasus.

"We will also be attending SMM Hamburg, which is one of the most important trade fairs for the world's maritime industry with the hope that this will bring new developments to Dubai's maritime industry and increase the number of joint partnerships in this important economic sector," added Al Ghurair.

The Chairman of Dubai Chamber called upon Dubai's business community to benefit from the investment opportunities offered by the emirate's leading economic sectors, especially the trade sector, as the emirate's forecasted economic growth shows a positive trend and clearly indicates the investor's confidence in the sound business environment of Dubai.

Al Ghurair also highlighted Dubai Chamber 's role in supporting the business community by strengthening the partnership between the private and public sectors which he said is the real driving force behind the success of Dubai's economic growth as is the case with many progressive economies of the world, he said.

Established in 1965, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a non-profit public entity, whose mission is to represent, support and protect the interests of the business community in Dubai by creating a favourable business environment, supporting the development of business, and by promoting Dubai as an international business hub.

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