Dubai Export Development Corporation (DEDC), the Dubai government body charged with promoting exports from the emirate, and Dubai Consultancy, the group focusing on creating highly targeted business networks, have joined forces to support several Dubai-based manufacturers to participate in the Ghana Trade and Investment Exhibition 2008 on 22-24 May.
During the hosted dinner by the two companies for Ghana’s Vice President His Excellency Alhaji Aliu Mahama, DEDC unveiled its strategic partnership with Dubai Consultancy to help UAE companies look for emerging countries such as Ghana to promote their products and expand their markets.
The Ghana Trade and Investment Exhibition, held under the patronage of the Ghanaian President, His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor and organised by Dubai Consultancy, aims to create business opportunities for the Middle East and Asia in West Africa through Ghana as a centre of investment in the continent.
“The growth in exports between Dubai and Ghana from 2005 to 2006 increased to 62.5 per cent. In 2006 alone, Dubai’s export of mineral products to Ghana was valued at AED 20, 367, 064,” Engineer Saed Al Awadi, DEDC Chief Operating Officer said. “Other exports aside from mineral products are textile, stone, cement, ceramic and glass products, furniture and toy sports requisites.”
DEDC has booked a space for various UAE industries from the manufacturing and retails sectors such as processed foods, precious metal and stones, Iron and steel, ceramics, plastics, printing and paper, furniture and electrical machinery.
“Ghana together with Ivory Coast, Senegal and the Gambia, are regarded as good markets with political stability and relatively easy entry. The export opportunities to Ghana are potentially high and this exhibition will open doors and will increase exports from Dubai and the United Arab Emirates as a whole,” said Walid Hareb, Dubai Consultancy CEO.
Among the thriving industries in Ghana are mining and manufacturing, oil and gas, agriculture, timber and wood processing, agro-processing, leather and textiles and metal processing industries. The Ghana Trade and Investment Exhibition 2008 will be held at the Ghana International Trade Fair Centre.
Dubai Consultancy is committed to providing service quality focusing on creating high profile, high targeted business networks where potential buyers can meet the suppliers and their products on a common ground. Apart from the Ghana Trade and Investment Exhibition, the company has successfully stage the UAE-France Partnership Forum 2007 and the UAE-Singapore Business Forum 2006.
Participating in international exhibitions is one of the actions among DEDC’s value-added support services to assist manufacturers exploring other markets. The corporation’s other tools designed for the industry are an exporters’ full directory, e-trading, seminars and forums including the recent Dubai Industrial Investment and Partnership Forum that promoted industrial investment, subcontracting and partnership with special focus on the small-to-medium sector.
About Dubai Export Development Corporation:
Established in 2006, the Dubai Export Development Corporation (DEDC) is an autonomous organisation under the directive of the Government of Dubai. Its vision is to be a world-class model in assisting and facilitating exporters, by creating an enabling environment for exports, with the aim of enhancing the competitiveness of Dubai as a preferred trading partner.
The DEDC has moulded its mission to identify and effectively deliver value-added trade support services to Dubai export enterprises for accelerated and profitable expansion of their business in foreign markets.
