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Al Shezawi added that the 3 day event will focus on emerging markets and Foreign Direct Investments, describing the event as a catalyst for FDI flows and contribute in the overall growth in the developed markets. The AIM also helps in building relationships between partners and decision makers in the semi-industrial countries. It will also provide developers with diverse platform to showcase their projects in front of companies and private investors looking for realistic and reliable projects to invest in.
Strategic CEO described the AIM as a unique event presenting a multi-dimensional experience where attendees can learn about the latest economic information thanks to the significant participation of various economic sectors locally, regionally and internationally. This provides a perfect opportunity to build business relations. He affirmed that the AIM offers a wide range of opportunities and benefits and was designed to serve this end of facilitating communication and strategic relationship building. The AIM is distinctive learning experience and platform to bring together all relevant parties involved in investment, sustainable development and overall economic growth.
Mahmoud Al Bastaki, CEO of Dubai Trade the prominent supplier of e-services and facilitator of trade across borders under Dubai World said they are keen to actively participate in the AIM 2013.
He said that Dubai Trade sees the event as a platform to build relations and strategic alliances and to review future projects. In its participation, Dubai Trade aims to build strong awareness among the foreign investors to showcase Dubai Trade and its services, which will in turn promote Dubai as an advanced tech-savvy city. “Dubai Trade will focus as well on demonstrating the ease of doing business in Dubai and more specifically on the topic of cross-border trade facilitation through its portal www.dubaitrade.ae,” Al Bastaki, added.
He described the Trade and Logistic sectors as the leading pillars of economic growth in the UAE and he emphasized on the crucial role Dubai Trade plays to make the trade easier, faster and more cost effective.
“Dubai Trade’s vision is to become the premier trade facilitation entity of the world with Dubai at its center. It aims to create a flagship hub here in Dubai through which the world conducts trade. In this regard, we are actively looking to increase the list of service providers who offer their services to the large trading community that use Dubai Trade’s portal,” he said.
“There is no single standard for trade facilitation, thus Dubai Trade often finds itself pioneering many initiatives. We bring together the best-in-class technology, leading practices for process re-engineering and a rich knowledge of strategies in e-adaption. Put together Dubai Trade strives to deliver value to both stakeholders and end customers by adopting an end-to-end view of the trade supply chain.”
Karl P. Sauvant, former Founding Executive Director, Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment, a joint center of Columbia Law School and The Earth Institute at Columbia University, New York, and former Director of UNCTAD’s Investment Division said that AIM is the premier event for international investors in the Gulf region. It is a very attractive event, with participants from all over the world. It offers an excellent opportunity for networking. In addition, through its program of panels and roundtables, it provides an outstanding forum for an exchange of ideas and discussing cutting-edge developments in the field of international investment. I wish this year’s edition every success, and I am sure that it will live up to everyone’s expectations.