ABU DHABi / WAM
A business meeting organised by the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce, and Industry (ADCCI) at its headquarters with a trade delegation representing 12 Japanese companies revealed the presence of 340 Japanese companies and 11,000 Japanese brands registered in the UAE.
During the meeting, which aimed to brief the Japanese companies about investment opportunities in Abu Dhabi’s business sector, Helal Mohammed Al Hamli, Deputy Director-General of the Chamber, stressed, in his welcoming speech, that the economic relations between UAE and Japan are ”strong and are constantly advancing towards prosperity.”
Japan is one of the UAE’s key global trading partners, with their total non-oil foreign trade in 2018 being valued at some $14.77 billion. Japanese investments and technologies also play a key role in supporting the UAE’s development process.