Home UAE Dubai Dubai Chambers welcomes over 1,600 new African companies since October 2021 Dubai International Chamber operates four representative offices in Kenya, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Ghana by Zainab Mansoor June 28, 2022 Over 1,600 new African member companies have registered with Dubai Chambers since October 2021, growing 6.5 per cent to reach 26,420 today. In October 2021, the Chamber hosted the sixth edition of the Global Business Forum Africa (GBF Africa) on the sidelines of Expo 2020 Dubai – bringing together UAE and African companies to discuss business prospects and investment opportunities. Over 1,600 African companies join Dubai Chambers since October 2021. To read more: https://t.co/Rvts9GMR68 pic.twitter.com/bPT59J6QAC — Dubai Chambers (@DubaiChambers) June 27, 2022 Besides the forum, the new strategy implemented by Dubai International Chamber, also boosted membership, which aims to attract companies and foreign direct investment from the continent to the emirate. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, chairman of Dubai Chambers, highlighted the role played by Dubai International Chamber in attracting African businesses to the Dubai market and connecting local companies with business opportunities emerging across the continent. Dubai International Chamber operates four representative offices in Kenya, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Ghana, facilitating trade and investment flows between Africa and Dubai. It also announced plans to open a representative office in Tel Aviv last month. Read: Dubai International Chamber to open representative office in Israel Dubai International Chamber is also opening a new representative office in Mexico City, to expand its presence in Latin America. Read: Dubai International Chamber to open new representative office in Mexico City Tags Africa companies Dubai International Chamber Kenya 0 Comments You might also like Masdar, Africa50 align efforts to hasten clean energy transition across Africa UAE announces $4.5bn initiative to support deployment of clean energy in Africa UAE Carbon Alliance aims to buy African carbon credits by 2030. Here’s their value Flydubai first UAE carrier to operate direct flights to Mombasa