Economy

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has discussed with its Cuban counterpart enhancing joint work to develop commercial activity and areas of economic cooperation between them. The two sides also explored available investment opportunities while highlighting the importance of strengthening communication mechanisms to organise mutual visits of business owners, missions and trade delegations. This came during the meeting ...

Sharjah 24: The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) supported the business community in 2021, by contributing to the growth of economic sectors, stimulating the Emirate’s trade and investment, and facilitating its growth through its success in achieving a qualitative leap in the number of new memberships. The total number of new memberships reached 6,158, an increase of 61% ...

The UAE and German officials during the meeting. Mariam Almheiri, UAE Minister of State for Food and Water Security, concluded a four-day trip to Germany, where she discussed potential areas of collaboration with local and state government officials. From June 29 to July 2, 2021, Almheiri led a delegation from the UAE on a visit that spanned three cities – ...

The new company plans to process waste streams such as sludge and convert it into alternative fuel for use in the industrial sector Environmental management company Bee’ah and Greek company Polygreen have agreed to form a joint venture to tackle marine pollution and protect the environment. The new company, Evogreen, has already established an alternative raw materials unit within Bee’ah’s ...

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, organised on Wednesday, in collaboration with the Portugal Global – Trade & Investment Agency (AICEP), the Sharjah-Portugal Business Forum, which aims to highlight joint investment opportunities and explore prospects for cooperation and bilateral partnerships in various economic sectors. The forum is also considered a perfect opportunity for businessmen in both countries to meet ...

In line with its strategic plan and goal to provide high quality international services, Sharjah Airport Authority has celebrated a new achievement by being awarded the ISO certificate for the global information security management system once again. The certificate has been issued for a period of three years, following an audit and evaluation process where all procedures and regulations were ...

Sharjah Sustainable City (SSC), a Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) project, has announced the launch of flexible and competitive payment plans to encourage people to own residential units in the first fully-sustainable residential community in Sharjah. The project aims at promoting the concept of social sustainability by establishing community outreach programmes that ensure a safe, healthy, and cultural lifestyle ...

In conversation with Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director, HFZA Established in 1995, Hamriyah Free Zone (HFZA) proudly welcomes over 6,500 companies from 163 countries, testament to its standards of service, state-of-the-art infrastructure and broad range of permissible business activities. The free zone sits on a 30 million square metre site in Sharjah, capitalising on its unique location with ports on ...

Discussions taking place between representatives of the AASTMT’s Sharjah branch and FTA Land & Maritime The Sharjah branch of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) has commenced talks which it hopes will lead to formal collaboration with the UAE’s Federal Transport Authority – Land & Maritime (FTA). This intention of the planned joint working is to ...