DEDC and Dubai Consultancy join forces to support Dubai manufacturers exhibit at Ghana Trade and Investment Exhibition

DEDC unveiled its strategic partnership with Dubai Consultancy at an official dinner hosted for Ghana's Vice President His Excellency Alhaji Aliu Mahama. The association shall help UAE companies tap growing opportunities in developing nations such as Ghana to promote their products and expand operations significantly.

The Ghana Trade and Investment Exhibition, to be held under the patronage of the Ghanaian President, His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor and organised by Dubai Consultancy aims to create business opportunities for the Middle East and Asia in West Africa through Ghana as a centre of investment in the continent. Among the thriving industries in Ghana are mining and manufacturing, oil and gas, agriculture, timber and wood processing, agro-processing, leather and textiles and metal processing industries.

"The growth in exports between Dubai and Ghana from 2005 to 2006 increased to 62.5 per cent. The mineral products are one of the highest amongst Dubai's exports to Ghana," Engineer Saed Al Awadi, DEDC Chief Executive Officer said. "Other exports aside from mineral products are textile, stone, cement, ceramic and glass products, furniture and toy sports requisites."

DEDC has booked space for various UAE industries across the manufacturing and retails sectors including processed foods, precious metal and stones, Iron and steel, ceramics, plastics, printing and paper, furniture and electrical machinery to be displayed at the event.

"Ghana together with Ivory Coast, Senegal and the Gambia, are regarded as potential markets with political stability and relatively easy entry. The export opportunities to Ghana are significantly high and this exhibition will open doors for bilateral trade and will increase exports from Dubai and the UAE as a whole,"

Walid Hareb, Dubai Consultancy CEO said.

Dubai Consultancy is committed to providing service quality focusing on creating high profile, high targeted business networks where potential buyers can meet the suppliers and their products on a common ground. Apart from the Ghana Trade and Investment Exhibition, the company has successfully staged the UAE-France Partnership Forum 2007 and the UAE-Singapore Business Forum 2006.

Participating in international exhibitions is one of the facilities available among DEDC's value-added support services to assist manufacturers exploring other markets. The corporation's other tools designed for the industry are an exporters' directory, e-trading facility, participation in seminars and forums including the recent Dubai Industrial Investment and Partnership Forum that promoted industrial investment, subcontracting and partnership with special focus on the small-to-medium sector. The Ghana Trade and Investment Exhibition 2008 will be held at the Ghana International Trade Fair Centre.