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Shurooq showcases Sharjah’s Eastern Coast during day trip

American Business Council tours Khorfakkan and Kalba HE Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, CEO of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), welcomed participants, including Mr Ramsey Jurdi President of the American Business Council, and Mr Khalid Al Haddad, Emirates Airlines District Manager for Sharjah and Northern Emirates to the trip. They were accompanied by Ahmed Obaid Al Qaseer, COO of Shurooq, Elie Armaly, Director of Business Development at Shurooq, Mohamed Juma Al Musharrakh, Head of Investment Promotion at Shurooq, as well as representatives from a number of government entities. The convoy of coaches first arrived in Khorfakkan, where attendees took…
read more »Shurooq set to unveil its latest tourism project at ATM 2013

HE Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, CEO of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), announced that Shurooq will be unveiling a new tourism project to be developed in an island within Sharjah, during a press conference to be held on the 7th of May, on the sidelines of ATM 2013. Al Sarkal emphasized that the project will generate large scale of international interest. Making the most of the premier tourism event, Shurooq will be conducting a series of meetings with the various participating delegations as well as with representatives of travel agencies, hotels, leisure operators, and investors from within the…
read more »Shurooq strikes monumental agreement with Invest HK

Shurooq signs MoU with Invest Hong Kong to extend investment opportunity The MoU was signed by Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), and Simon Galpin, Director General of Invest HK, at the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and was followed as a result of an investment tour to China made by (Shurooq) in June of last year, during which the Authority had held a number of high levels meetings to explore future cooperative agreements. The main objectives of the MoU are to share experience in promoting and attracting foreign investment, and…
read more »Shurooq participates in HANNOVER MESSE 2013

Focus on encouraging German investment in Sharjah's renewable energy sector Shurooq is participating, along with the Ministry of Economy, with the aim of promoting Sharjah as a business destination and to encourage German companies and organisations to set up business in Sharjah, with a special focus on the renewable energy sector. In addition, the Authority is also represented on the UAE Pavilion, which is exhibiting in collaboration with Global Business and Markets. Shurooq's delegation, headed by Ahmed Obaid Al Qaseer, Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) COO, and includes Elie Armaly, Director of Business Development at Shurooq, is taking part…
read more »Shurooq announces commencement of work on the first traditional Emirati five-star hotel in the Heart of Sharjah

A number of existing buildings and facilities will be incorporated into Al Bait hotel development The traditional hotel project ties in with the initiative to revive heritage in Sharjah, which was launched by His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, that aims to protect and restore where possible the remaining historic fabric within the city and the Emirate at large. Of all the redevelopment programmes initiated to date, The Heart of Sharjah is the most important. Set for completion in December 2014/ January 2015, the AED 100 million Al…
read more »Shurooq and Hamria Freezone showcasing Sharjah’s potential in France

Series of meetings being held to draw focus to Sharjah's key investment sectors The delegation, which includes HE Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, CEO, Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), Mohamed Al Musharrakh, Head of Investment Promotion, Shurooq, and Saud al Mazroee, Commercial Director, Hamriya Freezone Authority, are meeting with leading business, economic, energy, and trade organisations in France with the aim of discussing the available investment opportunities in Sharjah, as well as to familiarise potential French investors with the various policies, initiatives, business opportunities afforded to international investors by Sharjah's government departments and to explore avenues of mutual cooperation…
read more »Shurooq readies to promote Sharjah at ITB Berlin 2013

Authority to showcase Heart of Sharjah project and more The delegation from Shurooq, which will include Shurooq CEO HE Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, Ahmed Obaid Al Qaseer, Shurooq COO, Director of Business Development at Shurooq, Elie Armaly, Head of Investment Promotion at Shurooq, Mohamed Juma Al Musharrkh, Tourism Executive at Shurooq Hatem Heidar and Sultan Mohammed Shattaf, Manager of Al Qasba and will also be conducting several meetings with members of participating delegations and representatives of travel agencies, hoteliers, and investors to explore wider horizons of cooperation and familiarise them with numerous developments taking place in the Emirate's burgeoning…
read more »First Sharjah-German Roundtable concluded with large scale participation

The roundtable was attended by a group of German businessmen and investors, the Sharjah Commerce Development and Tourism Authority (SCDTA), Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Sharjah International Airport Free Zone Authority (SAIF-Zone), Sharjah Healthcare City, Bea'h and Gulftainer. HE Sheikha Hour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of the Sharjah Art Foundation, was also present at the meeting. Speaking about the roundtable, Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) CEO, HE Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, said, Events such as these play a vital role in building and strengthening international trade, investment and business relations, and with over 800 German…
read more »Shurooq and ISPAT sign landmark MoU

Shurooq signs agreement with Turkish investment authority to foster bilateral trade The signing ceremony took place during the second Government Communication Forum (GCF 2013) held under the theme 'Effective Communication- Unified Message', which was opened on Sunday the 24th of February by His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, at the Expo Centre in Sharjah. The MoU was signed by Shurooq Chairperson HE Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi and ISPAT President Mr M Ilker Ayci. Shurooq Chairperson HE Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi remarked that trade between…
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