Officials draw up roadmap for increased co-operation with local businesses
Director of Dubai Customs, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, recently chaired the Dubai Customs Consultative Council’s quarterly meeting which was attended by heads of business and trade groups, members of the Council.
Notable attendees included Juma Al Ghaith, Executive Director of Customs Development, Abdullah Mohammed Al Khaja, Executive Director of Clients Management, and Farid Hassan Al Marzouqi, Executive Director, Human Resources, Finance and Administration.
Musabih reaffirmed the importance of cooperation and coordination between Dubai Customs and different business groups in Dubai, which helps in improving and facilitating business and customs services.
Dubai external non-oil trade in the first half of 2018 totalled AED 645bn (US$ 175.6bn) reflecting a AED 5bn (US$ 1.35bn) increase from the same period in 2017.
Nadia Abdullah Kamali CEO, World Customs addressed the government efforts in stimulating local economy. “There are always new initiatives in the pipeline in Dubai that will be applied to stimulate different economic sectors. We coordinate with government departments to develop free zones and improve added value provided to investors in the free zones,” she explained.
Ahmed Abdul Salam Kazim, Director of Strategy and Corporate Excellence Department focused on Dubai’s external trade in the first half of 2018.
On his part, Edris Behzad, Client Management Director, spoke about Dubai Customs efforts in bolstering its ties with the business groups through the Consultative Council, and confirmed the Department’s readiness to meet the needs and aspirations of investors and traders.
In the meeting, the supply chain and logistics, retail, and electronics subcommittees of Dubai Customs discussed their future plans of expansion and growth.
