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bringing something unique to
the market. He said: “No one
is in charge of the branding
through to the experience and
then building it as well – and
this is what we do – so we’re
actually in control of every
brand touchpoint along the
way – and that’s our USP. We
started this business because
there was a gap in the market.”
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EXPO 2020 DUBAI AND DP WORLD PARTNER TO
POSITION THE UAE AT THE HEART OF FUTURE
GLOBAL TRADE
Partnership with global trade enabler DP World to help Expo
2020 promote a future of Mobility, Opportunity and
Sustainability.
E
xpo 2020 Dubai today announced DP World as its
Premier Global Trade Partner.
The company, which is a leading enabler of global marine and
inland trade, owns and operates
77 terminals globally including the
Port of Jebel Ali, less than 10 km
from the Expo site, and will play
a vital role in the supply chain
for the Expo, which will bring together over 180 nations and 25
million visitors for what will be the
world’s largest event in 2020. DP
World is the third Premier Partner to be announced to date.
The signing ceremony was attended by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed
Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al
Maktoum, Chairman of the Expo
2020 Dubai Higher Committee
and Chairman of Dubai Airports
and Emirates Airline, and His Excellency Mohammed Al Shaibani,
Vice Chairman of the Expo 2020
Dubai Higher Committee, Director General of His Highness The
Ruler’s Court of Dubai, and CEO
and Executive Director of the In-
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vestment Corporation of Dubai.
Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy,
UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director General Bureau Expo Dubai
2020, said, “Expo 2020 Dubai will
be the first World Expo to take
place in the Middle East, Africa or
South Asia. Serving an area with
a collective population of nearly
3.2 billion people and a GDP of
more than US $ 6.5 trillion, Expo
2020 will act as a gateway to one
of the most important geo-economic trends shaping our world:
the rise of emerging markets,
developing countries and SouthSouth trade. The partnership with
DP World will play a central role in
cementing the UAE’s position at
the heart of future global trade.”
HE Al Hashimy added: “Trade and
economic diversification are vital
to the UAE’s future. Through this
agreement with