EDC highlights export services at Big 5 Exhibition 2008

The EDC Pavilion will take advantage of the presence of an expected 50,000 visitors from throughout the world to the exhibition to showcase a selection of Dubai businesses that service the building and construction industry and are seeking to do business in international markets. At the EDC Pavilion, exhibitors and visitors can network and discuss business opportunities particularly expanding outside the UAE.

As the Dubai government body charged with promoting exports from the Emirate, EDC also organised a business matchmaking forum which was attended by many leading local and international construction related companies at the Raffles Dubai Hotel, coinciding with the Big 5 event. During this meeting, Dubai exporters were given the opportunity to network with invited key buyer delegates from Saudi Arabia and India attending The Big 5 event.

The business matching event is designed to increase trade opportunities for Dubai and UAE exporters and included presentations by trade experts from EDC examining business opportunities in various markets worldwide. Key buyer delegates from Saudi Arabia and India were presented with different opportunities on the capabilities that are present within the Dubai building and construction sector.

"Our participation in the Big 5 Exhibition will enable us to continue to showcase 'Made in Dubai' as a mark of quality as well as to participate in activities matching Dubai businesses with opportunities for export,"

said Engineer Saed Al Awadi, Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Export Development Corporation.

"There are significant opportunities in many external markets for Dubai and UAE-based businesses and with so many potential buyers visiting Dubai for the Big 5 exhibition we are looking forward to being able to assist these businesses to meet potential new international customers. Big 5 event is considered as one of the best exhibitions in the Middle East and has attracted the right people from the relevant industrial markets. We are looking forward to this exhibition to yield positive results from the business matching forums we are holding for the UAE's local businesses," Al Awadi added.

The Big 5 Exhibition, the Middle East's largest construction trade show, is a unique event combining major exhibitions under one roof for contractors, buyers, engineers and architects.