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UAE Freezones Biz News Updates
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Jafza to Highlight Advantage it Offers to Turkish Companies Looking to
use Dubai as hub for Middle East and Africa
Officials from Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the premier Free Zone in the
Middle East, will be addressing a seminar on October 15at the Kempinski
Ciragan Palace as part of a 5 day roadshow being conducted to highlight the
advantages Turkish companies can gain by using Jafza and Dubai as their hub
of Middle East and Global operations.
Senior Jafza officials led by Ibrahim Mohamed Aljanahi, the Deputy CEO of
Jafza and Chief Commercial Officer of Economic Zones World, Jafza parent
company, will also be meeting one on one with Turkish companies to explain
the Jafza advantage along with Dr. Mohamed Al Banna, Jafza's Vice President
of Special Projects and Allocation, Jafza's Region Head for the Middle East
and Africa Saood Alkhloofi, and Mania Merrikhi, Project Manager, Jafza
Marketing and Communications.
Alkhloofi will take the participants through an introduction of Jafza and
the key features, including the world-class logistics infrastructure and the
world's largest logistics corridor under a single customs bond, comprising
Jebel Ali Free Zone, Jebel Ali Port and Al Maktoum International Airport.
Seminar participants will also learn about a case study of a Turkish Fast
Moving Consumer Goods / Food company operating out of Jafza from Erdem Sayit,
General Manager, Banvit Middle East.
There are currently more than 90 Turkish companies operating out of Jafza,
and the team is looking to enhance the trade ties with Turkey, bring more
Turkish companies to Jafza and Dubai, and help them connect with one of the
world's leading Free Zones.
Trade relations between the UAE and Turkey have a long history, and in
recent years, the UAE's trade relations with Turkey have grown rapidly, with
trade expected to reach US$ 15 billion by next year. Only three years ago,
this number was at around US$ 5 billion annually.
Jafza's total trade volume with Turkey stands at around US $734 million for
import, export and re-export, and has seen a combined annual growth rate of
22 percent over a ten year period, from 2004 to 2013.
Oct 10, 2014 |
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Courtesy Jafza
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