Dubai Export Development Corporation initiates a collaborative relationship with Dubai Airport Free Zone
Dubai Export Development Corporation (EDC) has undertaken a collaborative partnership with Dubai Airport Free Zone (DAFZA) that aims to promote the industrial and trade development of Dubai through diverse trade promotional and developmental initiatives.
This relationship between the two parties will allow EDC to provide their services directly to the Free Zone business clients, thereby assist Dubai-based businesses to enter and expand operations in international markets. EDC will also benefit from the feedback and analyses of Dubai Airport Free Zone members’ businesses, allowing the facilitation of sub-contractor partnerships.
“Being strategically placed within the boundaries of Dubai International Airport, the Free Zone’s customers are excited at the idea of enhancing export efficiencies through this collaborative effort. This Memorandum reaffirms the commitment of both EDC and the Free Zone to the economic development of Dubai,” said Engineer Saed Al Awadi, Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Export Development Corporation.
“The Dubai Airport Free Zone customers will obtain priority of access to EDC’s export information, market intelligence, export assistance and training based on their unique business requirements,” he added.
This new collaboration between the two organisations supports the campaign being implemented by EDC to promote ‘Made in Dubai’ as a stamp of quality recognised across the world. The ability to exchange information more freely will also assist in working to further simplify export procedures for Dubai based businesses.
Nasser Al Madani, Assistant Director General Dubai Airport Free Zone, said: “We are delighted to establish a new bridge of relationship with Dubai Export Development Corporation which is considered to be an essential vehicle that support our clients’ operations and subsequently add value to the services we provide to them. We both shall contribute great deal to the economic development of the Emirate of Dubai,” quipped Al Madani.
“Our core business is to attract foreign investments into the country and also encourage companies operating in the Free Zone to expand their activities through exporting their products, services and know how to the neighbouring countries in particular and to the global markets,” added Al Madani. “It is no doubt that, exporters need a lot of trade information, financial and legal consultancy of the markets they plan to expand over, thanks to EDC for providing such essential tools.
“The immeasurable facilities and services EDC anticipated to provide exporters planning to expand in international markets are of great value and shall assist them to establish themselves more formidably,” he said.
The EDC Exporter Assistance Model helps exporters in three main areas. Export Preparation provides potential and new exporters with information to assist in beginning to export. Export Facilitation assists existing exporters to increase export volumes and broaden markets and
International Assistance provides support on the ground to exporters operating in international markets.
Dubai Airport Free Zone was established in 1996 and is considered to be one of the fastest growing free zones in the world with more than 1500 companies operating within its boundaries. EDC commenced operations in 2007 and aims to enhance the competitiveness of Dubai as a preferred trading partner by providing exporters with the services and information required to enter or expand foreign markets.
