Gulf Today, Sunday, Apr 18, 2021 | Ramadan 6, 1442
Sharjah, Belarus explore ways to boost economic, investment ties
Emirates:
The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) discussed ways to
boost the economic ties and strategic partnerships with the Republic of
Belarus in a way that serves the interests of business communities in the
two countries.
This came during a meeting held at the SCCI headquarters between Abdallah
Sultan Al Owais, Chairman of the SCCI, and Evgeny Lazarev, Consul General of
Belarus in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, in the presence of Mohamed Ahmed
Amin Al Awadi, Director-General of the SCCI and a number of department
directors at the Chamber.
While welcoming the Belarusian Consul General, Abdallah Sultan Al Owais
stressed the importance of advancing the bilateral economic and investment
ties the companies in the Emirate of Sharjah and their Belarusian
counterparts, noting that the bilateral relations between the UAE and
Belarus have significantly grown over past years, something which forms an
impetus to enhance joint work and commercial ties between the two sides in
diverse sectors, most notably food security, technology, and health.
Al Owais invited Belarusian businessmen and investors to set up their
businesses in Sharjah to get the most out of its competitive benefits,
strategic location, and stable business environment, Underlining the
Chamber’s commitment to rendering the necessary support and facilities to
Belarusian investors to build trade and investment partnership that
contributes to expand the export markets of the two states and ease their
entry to new Asian and European markets.
Evgeny Lazarev, in turn, underscored his country’s interest to foster
economic ties with the Emirate of Sharjah and develop mutual cooperation and
investment between both business communities in the two countries, inviting
the Sharjah Chamber and the emirate’s private sector companies to actively
take part in the economic events and activities organised in Belarus.
For his part, Mohamed Ahmed Amin Al Awadi shed light on the advantages of
launching investments in Sharjah as a leading business hub both regionally
and internationally, highlighting services and facilities provided by the
Chamber to foreign investors and businessmen to help them establish and
develop successful ventures in a stimulating and safe environment.
The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently welcomed a
high-profile delegation of Central American Ambassadors to the UAE to
explore means of enhancing economic cooperation and trade exchange relations
and enhance joint investment with the Emirate of Sharjah.
Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman, SCCI, received the delegation, which
included Francisco Chacon, Ambassador of the Republic of Costa Rica; Julio
Castaños, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic; Lars Pera, Ambassador of the
Republic of Guatemala, and Ricardo Lavery, Ambassador of the Republic of
Panama.
Present at the meeting were Mohammed Ahmed Amin Al Awadi, Director-General
of the SCCI, and several department directors of the Sharjah Chamber.
While welcoming the delegation, Al Owais touched on the constructive
bilateral relations between the emirate and the Central American countries
and means of advancing these relations through innovative initiatives
conducive to further cooperation and commercial and investment partnerships.
“The Chamber is keen to strengthen its presence in the vital and emerging
markets that provide opportunities for growth and expansion for its partners
from the business community and private sector companies in Sharjah,” Al
Owais added, stressing that Central American countries are full of
investment opportunities, especially in the services sector, logistical,
financial, agricultural fields, not to mention the Panama Canal, the
strategic international waterway which provides unlimited opportunities for
various sectors in the emirate.
They also underlined that Sharjah is an important partner in promoting trade
and investments, enhancing cultural and educational exchanges and exchanging
best practices in the fields of innovation techniques, enhancing food
security and many areas of common interest, calling the Chamber to organize
trade missions to gain new insights about investment opportunities in
Central American countries, especially in the agricultural, coffee, timber,
industry and tourism fields.
Al Awadi shed light on the investment opportunities available in the emirate
and the attractive incentives provided to businessmen and investors who take
advantage of the leading position of the emirate as a global business
destination regionally and globally.
The visit ended with the exchange of accolades and shields, followed by a
tour to the permanent exhibition of locally manufactured products, where the
visiting delegation was briefed on a wide range of products that are locally
manufactured by more than 180 firms and exhibited through 191 stands.
Separately, The UAE-Russian Business Council recently discussed means of
developing the UAE-Russian economic relations, enhancing cooperation in the
digital economy field, and fostering joint investments in the fields of
information technology, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and smart
services in all economic sectors.
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