Tejari and Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone to bring e-business opportunities to free zone investors

Tejari, the region's leading online market place, and Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone, (RAK FTZ) today signed an agreement to create a new online portal, which will offer e-business capabilities to RAK FTZ companies.

  • United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, July 03 - 2007 at 14:32
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Omar Hijazi, CEO of Tejari and Oussama El Omari, CEO, RAK FTZ.
Omar Hijazi, CEO of Tejari and Oussama El Omari, CEO, RAK FTZ.

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The portal will create an online free zone, where members can match trade opportunities and leads with other companies in the free zone and with members of Tejari , as well as creating online profiles to showcase their products and services to a global audience.

The portal will be developed by Tejari in partnership with RAK FTZ, and is intended to create a dedicated online community for the free zone, as well as offering companies value added services as part of the RAK FTZ offering.

'Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone is committed to providing our customers with innovative and customized solutions that meet their trading requirements and maximize the value of their presence in the free zone. This portal will create an important new route to market, and give our investors a new showcase for their products and services, to reach partners and customers in global markets,'



said Oussama El Omari, CEO, RAK FTZ.

Tejari will create the portal based on the requirements of RAK FTZ, and drawing on its experience with developing community portals that cater to the needs of specific business communities. Tejari community portals include the latest e-business technologies that help trading communities carry out business matchmaking over the Internet. Tejari also offers support and other services to companies that are members of the community portal, to help them maximize their uptake of online commerce opportunities.

'This portal will build on the facilities and services that RAK FTZ already offers to its investors, to add an additional dimension of e-commerce to the free zone. Tejari is already working with many leading companies in the region, and by giving RAK FTZ investors access to the market-making capabilities of e-business, we hope to enable them to identify and access new trading opportunities in many new markets,' said Omar Hijazi, CEO of Tejari.




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About Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone
Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ) is a world-class business hub and a vehicle for industrial growth and development. The free zone, with its cutting-edge technology and keen customer focus, offers on-demand and custom-built support services to investors in a cost-effective and flexible environment. The Free Zone also offers a range of unique services which include the legal, Human Resources & marketing assistance.

The Free Trade Zone has created a system of four Parks - Business Park, Industrial Park, Technology Park and Al Ghail Industrial Park- which offer identical advantages and benefits to investors. Backed by legislations allowing 100 per cent foreign ownership, tax-free environment, transparent laws and 100 per capital and profit repatriation, the free trade zone is well-positioned for global commerce.

Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone is one of the fastest growing free trade zones, with more than 3,300 companies from 100 countries around the globe.

About Tejari
Tejari is the Middle East's premier online business-to-business marketplace. Tejari enables buyers and sellers to transact and share information about a variety of goods and services via a secured Internet environment. Tejari provides a single point of contact for an open and growing community of buyers and suppliers, permitting spot-purchasing and on-line auctions that enable participants' real-time access to new markets and greater cost savings.

For further information, please contact:

Tejari:
Abdulla Salman
Director of Marketing
Tejari
Tel: +971 4 391 3777
Anne-Birte Stensgaard Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News Editor
Tuesday, July 03 - 2007 at 14:32 UAE local time (GMT+4)

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