Sharjah And Belgium Discuss Strengthening Economic And Trade Cooperation

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and a Belgian delegation have explored ways to enhance trade and investment cooperation between their private sectors. Discussions centred on strengthening ties and sharing experiences between Emirati businesswomen and their Belgian and European peers.

The goal is to increase expertise and participation in key economic areas, preparing for the next Sharjah-Europe Businesswomen Forum in Brussels, Belgium. Abdallah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman of SCCI, met with Antoine Delcourt, Ambassador of Belgium to the UAE, at SCCI’s headquarters in Sharjah.

Key officials attended the meeting, including Mohammad Ahmed Amin Al Awadi, Director-General of SCCI; Abdulaziz Al Shamsi, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Business Sector at SCCI; and Fatema Khalifa Al Muqarrab, Director of International Relations Department at SCCI.

Al Owais highlighted the strong economic relationship between the UAE and Belgium, which has seen significant growth recently. The UAE is a crucial economic partner for Belgium in the Middle East, fostering an environment conducive to further collaboration between their business communities.

This partnership aims to drive investment exchanges across various sectors such as innovation, technology, renewable energy, and other industries. This will create new opportunities for economic growth.

Expanding Trade Relations

Al Owais emphasised the importance of expanding trade and investment relations between Sharjah and Belgium. This expansion supports trade exchange growth and advances key business sectors and joint ventures.

He stressed the need for more focused forums and side events to facilitate knowledge exchange between the two nations' business communities. These events will foster dialogue on potential future investment partnerships.

Future Investment Partnerships

Particular attention was given to collaboration opportunities between Sharjah's businesswomen and their European counterparts. This collaboration is expected to drive investment exchanges across diverse sectors.

The discussions aimed at creating new avenues for economic growth by focusing on innovation, technology, renewable energy, and other industries. This will help boost expertise and involvement in key economic sectors.

The meeting underscored the robust economic ties between the UAE and Belgium. These ties have demonstrated remarkable growth over recent years, making the UAE a key economic partner for Belgium in the Middle East.

This collaboration aims to foster a conducive environment for further cooperation between the two countries’ business communities. It also aims to support trade exchange growth and advance key business sectors through joint ventures.

By focusing on expanding trade relations between Sharjah and Belgium, both parties aim to support the growth of trade exchange. They also aim to advance key business sectors through joint ventures.

The need for more focused forums was stressed during the meeting. These forums will facilitate knowledge exchange between the two nations' business communities. They will also foster dialogue on potential future investment partnerships.

This collaboration is expected to drive investment exchanges across diverse sectors such as innovation, technology, renewable energy, and other industries. This will create new avenues for economic growth.

The discussions took place during a meeting held at SCCI’s headquarters in Sharjah. Key officials from both sides attended this meeting.

With inputs from WAM