During the recent East Africa and Dubai
Agribusiness Roundtable meeting, representatives from the East African
Community (EAC) joined Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s
Ethiopian International Office to discuss opportunities for cooperation and
investment.
In attendance at the meeting were Abdul Razak Mohammed
Hadi, UAE Ambassador to Kenya, and representatives of the Kenya National
Chamber of Commerce, East African Chamber of Commerce, Industry and
Agriculture, the Private Sector Federation Rwanda and the Chambers of Burundi,
Tanzania Zanzibar and Uganda.
The roundtable focused on the agribusiness
industry, an industry of the utmost importance to the UAE, which imports 85
percent of its food from overseas markets.
“The UAE is fully committed to increasing trade and economic
development in the region and we have done this by offering excellent
logistical and export/import free zones while helping African companies to
carry out their trading activities with global traders through the country,”
Hadi said.
Omar Khan, director of the international offices of Dubai Chamber,
was also in attendance and talked about the importance of the African continent
as a strategic partner for Dubai’s business community. The chamber will open
international offices in the continent to support private sector growth.
