Sharjah, Singapore explore stronger economic ties – GulfToday

Sharjah, Singapore explore stronger economic ties – GulfToday

Picture used for illustrative purpose. File Sharjah's investment environment as well as emerging potential in new sectors were topics that dominated the Sharjah-Singapore Investment Webinar discussions organised on Monday by the Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah). The webinar was operated under the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), in collaboration with the Singapore Business Council. The virtually held meeting convened investors, business leaders and officials from both sides to explore stronger economic ties and synergies that the two commercial powerhouses of the East can explore in light of the paradigm shifts in business and economy induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Prominent participants included Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, Executive Chairman of Shurooq; Dr. Khalid Omar Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah Media City (Shams); Mohamed Juma Al Musharrkh, CEO of Invest in Sharjah; and Patrick Poon, Cargo Manager, Middle East and Africa, Singapore Airlines. Harbinder Singh, President of Singapore Business Council, moderated the session. Al Sarkal began with an emphasis on the longstanding relations between UAE and Singapore since 1985, which is reflected, among other things, in the facts that the UAE is Singapore's largest trading partner in the Middle East and home to the region's largest Singaporean expatriate community.