Dubai’s DMCC looks to grow $23b UAE-US trade corridor

Dubai’s DMCC looks to grow $23b UAE-US trade corridor

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Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has successfully concluded Made For Trade Live events in Miami and New York as it seeks to attract more companies from the US to the UAE.

DMCC sees significant opportunities for growth in the UAE–US trade corridor, which was worth $23 billion in 2021, not least because of the recently signed codeshare agreement between Emirates and United Airlines. DMCC is home to more than a third of the approximately 1,500 US businesses in the UAE.

The two Made For Trade Live events were hosted in partnership with AmCham Dubai, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and Versailles Ventures. They saw 120 business leaders from Miami and New York briefed on the commercial appeal of Dubai and the ease of doing business with DMCC, the fastest growing and most interconnected free zone in the world. With Dubai firmly positioned as a global hub for financial services, crypto and commodities trade, DMCC executives also highlighted the opportunities in Dubai for US businesses in these key areas.

Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DMCC, said, “With its truly world-leading trade infrastructure,