Sharjah explores ties with Russian publishers seeking a regional presence in emirate’s Publishing City

Sharjah explores ties with Russian publishers seeking a regional presence in emirate’s Publishing City

Salim Omar Salim, Director of Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPCFZ), has explored potential ways of strengthening cooperation between Sharjah and the Russian region of Ryazan in the publishing sector with a delegation of Ryazan Regional Government officials led by Ilya Veselov, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Ryazan Region - Head of the Representative Office. Addressing the delegation, Salim Omar Salim pointed out the key objective of SPCFZ to provide comprehensive and world-class publishing services and infrastructure to UAE and the region, which would enable publishers from around the globe to expand their operations in the Middle East from Sharjah. He further pointed out that SPCFZ hosts more than ready 600 offices, apart from open office spaces that can be built and customised by incoming businesses as per their requirements. "SPCFZ's vision is more than being a commercial hub for businesses to operate in; we aim to offer a robust ecosystem fully dedicated to promoting the growth of the publishing industry in the UAE and the wider region. This meeting was significant in the way it guided us to explore ways we can further intensify the close cultural and economic relationship between Sharjah and Russia. Recently, this was