DUBAI, UAE, December 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
Strategic partnerships
to strengthen Japanese companies in
GCC as their presence grows by
19 per cent in the Freezone
A high-profile delegation from the Dubai Airport Freezone
Authority (DAFZA) recently held a series of seminars in
Japan to discuss investment
opportunities in Dubai with the
local business community. These seminars enlighten global investors
about lucrative investment potential within one of the world's most
advanced free zones while promoting the emirate as one of the
world's most important business hubs in line with Dubai Plan 2021.
The number of Japanese companies in DAFZA grew by 19 per cent at
the end of the third quarter of 2016 over the same period in
2015.
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Jamal Bin Marghoob, Director of
DAFZA's Marketing and Corporate Communications, headed the
delegation. He opened 'A Gateway to the Business and Investment
Opportunities in DAFZA' in Tokyo
in the presence of H.E. Khaled Omran Al
Amiri, UAE Ambassador to Japan, who delivered the opening speech.
Daisuke Yonekura, Deputy Director of
JETRO's Overseas Investment Division, delivered 'Business Chance in
Middle East and Dubai's Pivotal Role' in Osaka. 'The New Business Model in MENA
Countries ... Strategic Hub of Dubai' was the focus of the speech of
Yusuke Inoue, Advisor for
Mizuho Bank's Global Strategic
Advisory Department, in Fukoka.
Bin Marghoob said: "We are pleased to meet Japanese government
officials and business leaders to discuss the potential of our
cooperation. It will help us forge strategic partnerships with the
public and private sectors, especially in terms of capitalizing on
existing and emerging trade and investment opportunities between
Japan and the UAE and the MENA
region in general. These seminars also provide a perfect
opportunity for us to intensify our contributions to the national
economy by attracting further foreign investments to the Freezone.
We confidently look forward to lucrative prospects by signing a
series of joint agreements that will pave the way for expanding the
presence of Japanese companies in DAFZA."
The seminars complement growing trade between the two countries
which amounted to AED 43.3 billion in the first half of 2016,
making the UAE Japan's largest trading partner and main market
among GCC countries.
Contact: Eyad Zeidan,
+971-55-1908590