DUBAI: Ministry of Economy Unveils Details of World Trade Development Week in DubaiSource: www.export-egypt.com 5/25/2017, Location: Middle East |
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The Ministry of Economy unveiled the details of the World Trade Development Week 2017, which will be held in Dubai from 30th October to 1st November, 2017.
More than 1,500 representatives from government entities and local and international private institutions are expected to attend the event, staged ahead of the WTO Ministerial Conference in December 2017. Announcing the details at a press conference, the ministry said that it will supervise the preparations in cooperation with the Federal Customs Authority, FCA. The press conference, held at the Ministry’s headquarters in Dubai, was attended by Juma Mohammed Al Kait, Assistant Under-Secretary for Foreign Trade, Saud Salem Al Aqroubi, Director of the International Relations Department of the FCA, Aisha Al Kabissi, Director of the International Organisations Department, and Sultan Darwish, Director of the Department of Trade Negotiations and World Trade Organisation, WTO, at ministry and Andrew Keble, representative of events organiser, KW Group. Al Kait revealed the main agenda of the three-day event happening under the theme, ‘Navigating Global Trade and Reviving Global Growth". This year’s edition will feature meetings, dialogues, and workshops alongside an exhibition of services and advanced technologies for international trade. The Dubai gathering is seen as the starting point for discussions on the implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement in various countries. Attendees are expected to tackle customs procedures, e-commerce, and the role of public-private partnership in supporting and promoting international trade development initiatives. Al Aqroubi said that the UAE Government has implemented measures to address international trade issues, in addition to the adoption of relevant best international practices. He also shared the Federal Customs Authority’s strategic initiatives, the most notable of which was the launch of the approved economic operator programme. The programme, which is one of the WTO’s requirements to facilitate trade, reflects the importance of collaboration between customs services and the private sector to ensure trade and customs procedure facilitation . Aisha Al Kabissi, pointed out that the Ministry of Economy has partnered with the KW Group to ensure the success of the World Trade Development Week. Among the attendees will be representatives from WTO, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the World Customs Organisation, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation. |
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