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Sharjah has welcomed the ASEAN community’s growing interest in the emirate’s robust and rapidly diversified economy, which attracted USD 1.63 billion in foreign direct investments in 2017 recording a sizeable jump in growth compared to 2016. Investors, diplomats, expanding enterprises and private businesses representing ASEAN members were brought together on a networking platform, the Sharjah-ASEAN Business Roundtable, organised by the Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah)in collaboration with the ASEAN Business Councils Alliance, recently on Thursday. Among prominent attendees were HE Samuel Tan Chi Tse, Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore in UAE (Chair of ASEAN); HE Syed Md Hasrin…

More than 200 senior government officials, diplomats, consuls, business owners and investors have met at the Sharjah Economic Ramadan Majlis to discuss the essential role of incentives in developing the economy and attracting local, national and global investment. Organised by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), in collaboration with the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), the fourth edition of the event, titled ‘Economic incentives for accelerating business growth’, highlighted the legal, economic and logistical frameworks needed to encourage domestic enterprises as well as multinational corporations to either enter or expand…

Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah) has met with many of India’s leading industrialists, entrepreneurs and government officials in a highly impactful tour of the sub-continent, participating in trade conferences and partnership summits in a packed schedule to promote Sharjah’s vast investment opportunities. In a series of meetings with existing clients, trade associations and prospective investors, Investment Promotions Managers at Invest in Sharjah, Saif Alsuwaidi and Rajesh Kadam highlighted Sharjah’s current business ties with India and future bilateral trade. The visit coincides with a landmark agreement between the UAE and India to enable businesses to transact directly in each other's…

The UAE Undersecretary for Foreign Trade and Industry Affairs, Ministry of Economy, HE Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Saleh opened Day 2 of the Third Sharjah FDI Forum with promising remarks on the role foreign direct investments (FDIs) will play in fulfilling the SDG 2030’s vision, globally, saying that the UAE is both a global destination for and an exporter of FDI. Among other high-profile attendees were Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of Sharjah Investment and Development (Shurooq); HE Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, CEO of Shurooq; and HE Mohamed Ali Rashed Alabbar, Founder and Chairman of Emaar Properties.…

   Innovation and technology were the subjects under discussion during the final panel sessions on the opening day of Sharjah FDI Forum 2017, which concluded yesterday (Wednesday) at the Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre, Sharjah. The two-day global investment forum was held under the patronage of His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member Ruler of Sharjah. ‘Government innovation, a new trend shaping the future of governments’ was the penultimate panel on the first day and was moderated by Hussein Al-Syed, CNBC Arabia. The discussion featured Walid Hareb Al Falahi, CEO of Dubai Consultancy; Tayfun Topkoç, Managing…

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council Ruler of Sharjah, the first day of the Sharjah FDI Forum 2017 has headlined with an expert panel of internationally renowned business leaders and technology gurus to explore the implications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIR) on future economies and societies – and the impact it will have on investment and innovation as we know it. In the panel discussion ‘The Fourth Industrial Revolution: ’Opportunities, Benefits and Challenges’ five renowned regional and global industry leaders discussed the potential of a more efficient,…

The unique business environment that Sharjah and the UAE have been consistently offering foreign investors, and further developments that are being planned in the direction to make the market increasingly more lucrative for existing and new businesses were the focal point of the panel discussion that opened the Third Sharjah FDI on Tuesday, 19 September. Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council Ruler of Sharjah, the third edition of the Sharjah FDI Forum is taking place on September 19 and 20. “FDI inflows into Sharjah in 2017 may grow…

The second and concluding day of the Sharjah FDI Forum 2017, scheduled to take place on 20 September, 2017 under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council Ruler of Sharjah, will address current dominant economic trends, sustainable economies, the impact of technology on education, small enterprises and the UAE’s plans and policies for the future. Themed ‘The Fourth Industrial Revolution’, the third edition of the Sharjah FDI Forum is organised by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), and the Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah) in a strategic partnership…

Sharjah FDI Forum 2017, the annual foreign direct investment (FDI) event held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council Ruler of Sharjah, will host a series of panel discussions conducted by regional and international investment experts. Taking place on September 19th -20th , the third Sharjah FDI Forum will hold five panel discussions on its first day, with renowned local and international figures discussing an array of topics related to investment in the UAE and the region, including industry, technology, innovation and development. Themed “The Fourth Industrial Revolution”, the…

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council Ruler of Sharjah, the third edition of the Sharjah FDI Forum is scheduled to take place on September 19-20. Organised by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) and Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), the foreign investment promotion arm at the Authority, the two-day event will be held at Al Jawaher Reception & Convention Centre in Sharjah. Themed “The 4th Industrial Revolution”, the Sharjah FDI Form 2017 - which is being conducted in a strategic partnership with CNBC Arabia - will bring…