DUBAI- The electronics sector has grown into one of largest in Jebel Ali Free Zone, Jafza, with 1,154 companies from 87 countries serving local and regional markets.
The value of trade in the sector through these companies is over AED113 billion, approximately 38 percent of the total value of Jafza trade of AED 294 billion. The electronics companies there have employed more than 9,200 people and occupy 1.3 million square metres in the free zone as leased land, warehouses and offices.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation and Chairman of DP World, said, "The growth of the electronics sector reflects the development of technology globally and rising consumer interest in the latest products. Government initiatives to achieve the vision of the UAE and Dubai 2021 to create a knowledge-based economy under the directives of Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, have also contributed to its rapid growth."
Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2017.
The value of trade in the sector through these companies is over AED113 billion, approximately 38 percent of the total value of Jafza trade of AED 294 billion. The electronics companies there have employed more than 9,200 people and occupy 1.3 million square metres in the free zone as leased land, warehouses and offices.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation and Chairman of DP World, said, "The growth of the electronics sector reflects the development of technology globally and rising consumer interest in the latest products. Government initiatives to achieve the vision of the UAE and Dubai 2021 to create a knowledge-based economy under the directives of Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, have also contributed to its rapid growth."
Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2017.
