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As part of its strategy to reach out to the promising markets of the world, especially the African markets and to promote Dubai and its business competitiveness, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has finalised preparations for its trade mission to Kenya and Ethiopia from October, 3-7.
The 15-member Dubai Chamber delegation, which includes a number of senior representatives from the private sector, will hold business meetings and roundtable discussions with the public and private sector focus groups and a chamber to chamber dialogue in the presence of leading business and government leaders as well as field visits in both the countries. The trade mission follows an earlier mid-year visit to South Africa and Mozambique, where opportunities for joint co-operation were examined besides the opening of the chamber’s international office in Mozambique’s capital Maputo.
Led by Majid Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman, Dubai Chamber, the delegation includes Hamad Buamim, President and CEO, Dubai Chamber, Ali Al Fardan, Managing Director, Al Fardan Group of Companies, Kariuke Mugwe, Consul-General, Consulate-General of the Republic of Kenya, Adel Al Zarouni, Managing Director, Rivoli Group LLC, Eisa Bin Nasser Al Serkal, Chairman, Nasser Bin Abdullatif Alserkal Establishment, Mohammed Saeed Al Raqbani, General Manager, Dubai Investments Industries, Yahya Bin Saeed Lootah, Vice Chairman, SS Lootah Group, Lamin Sanneh, Head, Structured Finance, SS Lootah Group, and Wifag Mabrouk, Deputy Manager, Lootah Technologies and General Trading.
“As part of our strategy to provide Dubai businesses the best opportunities for growth, this trade mission will put delegates in touch with some of the most influential figures across private and public sectors in two countries thus enabling them to gather a deeper understanding of the investment climate and business opportunities at hand in the East African region,” Buamim said.
The Dubai chamber will organise the fourth session of the Africa Global Business Forum next year while pursuing its approach to reinforce the emirate’s position as a gateway for global investments to and from Africa, he added.