‘ Invest in Sharjah’, the Sharjah FDI office, is targeting events in two of China’s fastest developing cities in a bid to increase the UAE’s business opportunities with the Far East. The organisation will be exhibiting at the 2017 World Forum for Foreign Direct Investment, which takes place in Shanghai from May 23-24, and then at the China Offshore Summit, which ...

Sharjah Business Summit 2017, organised by Gulftainer, the world’s largest privately owned independent port operator, will put the spotlight on innovation in the transport and logistics sector and Sharjah’s state-of-the-art infrastructure. Co-hosted by its logistics subsidiary, Momentum Logistics, the event is supported by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Sharjah Municipality, Sharjah Ports ...

The Sharjah FDI Office, (Invest in Sharjah), the FDI office operating under the government of Sharjah, has announced it will host a Sharjah-Arab Business Roundtable, a massive step in emphasising Sharjah’s importance in the Middle East’s finance and business sectors. The meeting will take place on Monday, 17 April 2017 at the Sheraton Sharjah Beach Resort and Spa. Organised in ...

Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah) – the promotional arm of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) – has announced that it will participate at the seventh edition of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM 2017), along with four of Sharjah’s leading government entities and authorities, who will spearhead the integrated investment climate in the emirate from the “Invest in Sharjah” ...

The emirate of Sharjah, one of the prime industrial destinations in the Middle East and North Africa has made a striking impact at India’s Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017, one of the nation’s most important business forums. As home to the region’s largest industrial areas, the Sharjah FDI Office ‘Invest in Sharjah’, the promotional arm of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority ...

‘Sharjah is ready to embrace its next stage of development’ – that was the message delivered at the second Sharjah Forum, which was held on Sunday at Mleiha Archaeological and Eco-tourism Destination. Titled ‘The Future of Sharjah,’ the event organised by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) brought together more than 200 representatives of Sharjah’s government sector to discuss capitalising ...

The Government of Sharjah has announced a AED 22 billion (US$ 5.9 billion) budget for the year 2017, increasing government spending by some 3 percent, according to the emirate’s Central Department of Finance. Meanwhile, according to the statement, government revenue is expected to rise 7 percent compared with 2016. In common with past years, the 2017 budget places high priority ...

The Sharjah FDI Office ‘Invest in Sharjah’, the promotional arm of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has joined forces with Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD), to promote Sharjah as an unmatched investment–friendly destination locally and internationally. The move emphasises the ongoing efforts by Invest in Sharjah to strengthen integration and collaboration with local government bodies in the emirate. The ...

The latest annual credit analysis from Moody’s Investors Service, which rates Sharjah’s government at an A3 long-term credit rating with a stable outlook, reports that the emirate’s debt burden and debt affordability remain low and compare well with its peers, despite the economic pressures on fiscal metrics. Moody’s also expects the emirate’s nominal GDP growth to remain firmly in positive ...

Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) wrapped up its recent participation at the 2nd UAE – India Economic Forum 2016 (UIEF), which took place on October 19-20 at Madinat Jumeirah’s Mina A’Salam. Shurooq’s participation at UIEF, headlining as a platinum sponsor for its 2nd edition, resulted with a richer economic outlook on investments between Sharjah and India, and mapped-out its ...