Sharjah Chamber To Explore Marketing Opportunities In Africa

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, SCCI, represented by the Sharjah Exports Development Centre, will organise a trade mission to Kenya and Uganda, as part of its strategy to find and develop marketing opportunities for local industries in promising foreign markets, and especially in Africa.

SHARJAH, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 08th Dec, 2018) The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, SCCI, represented by the Sharjah Exports Development Centre, will organise a trade mission to Kenya and Uganda, as part of its strategy to find and develop marketing opportunities for local industries in promising foreign markets, and especially in Africa.

The chamber’s trade mission will travel on Monday, along with the participation of 30 national companies that operate in various manufacturing and industrial sectors such as iron, steel, food, power solutions and electronic devices, among others. The chamber looks to establish trade relations and to review the investment opportunities available in both Kenya and Uganda.

The mission will be headed by Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman of the SCCI, and will include representatives from Expo Centre Sharjah, as well as a number of businesspeople and investors from Sharjah. The mission will be held in coordination with the UAE embassies in both Kenya and Uganda, and in cooperation with Dubai Consultancy, as well as with a partnership with the Federation of UAE Chambers.

Abdullah Al Owais stated that organising this new trade mission to East Africa is part of the chamber’s aspirations to promote the Emirate of Sharjah as a leading economic and trade centre in the region, and as part of its efforts to enhance the competitiveness of the emirate’s business community, as well as to support national industries and exports, and to attract and exchange investments that help in building a sustainable economy.

Al Owais added that the visit will promote the advantages and investment opportunities in Sharjah, and what the Sharjah chamber offers in terms of incentives and facilities to foreign companies looking to establish their businesses in Sharjah and enhance their presence in the region.

The mission will visit Kenya during 9th -11th December. Kenya has one of the largest and most developed economies of East and Central Africa. The first day of the visit will witness the organisation of the "UAE-Kenya Trade and Investment Forum," which will be followed by bilateral meetings between representatives of business communities from both countries, as well as field trips to a number of vital economic facilities in Kenya.

The delegation will continue its African tour by visiting Uganda during 12th -15th December. The "UAE - Ugandan Trade and Investment Forum" will launch its activities, which will be followed by bilateral business meetings and field trips to a number of economic enterprises in Uganda.