Port & Freezone
Ports & Freezones
Jebel Ali Free Zone trade reaches
$80.2 billion in 2016
Dubai-based Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), a subsidiary
of global trade enabler DP World, has consolidated its
position as a major trading and logistics hub by growing
its non-oil foreign trade by 17 per cent from 23.9 million
to 27.9 million tonnes in 2016, worth $80.2 billion.
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of
DP World, said: “The value and volume of trade through
Jafza underlines the strength of the national economy
and its ability to adapt to global trading conditions, create
investment opportunities and open up new markets to
exports from the UAE.”
Mr. Bin Sulayem added that Jafza supports economic
diversification in line with the directives of His Highness
Sheikh Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice
President and Prime
Minister of the UAE and
Ruler of Dubai, to provide
services and incentives to
investors that meet their
aspirations and provide
additional benefits to
compete in local, regional
and
global
markets.
He noted that despite
conditions facing the
global economy, Jafza,
has been able to progress
through flexible policies
and innovation. Efforts
to develop commercial
and customs services for
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