Dubai records over $14 bn worth of direct exports in 2009
April 13th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANSDubai, April 13 (IANS/WAM) Dubai has recorded direct exports worth 52.4 billion UAE dirhams (over $14 billion) in 2009, up by 22.9 percent compared to 2008, while imports and re-exports declined by 27.9 and 8.6 percent, respectively.
The statistics were published in the Dubai Export Monitor 2010 by Dubai Export Development Corporation (EDC) Monday.
Dubai’s exports to 12 out of 27 countries increased and value of exports of nearly 50 percent of EDC’s target products such as sugar, cocoa, precious stones and aluminium have also increased.
“Among EDC’s responsibilities is to create opportunities for Dubai companies to expand and promote their products in the fastest growing regions. Our role as an established government institution is to ensure the development of opportunities for exports, not only regionally but internationally,” said Engineer Saed Al Awadi, chief executive officer of EDC.
Between 2000 and 2009, top countries by value of exports from Dubai were India, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan and by growth of exports were Switzerland, Brazil, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
–IANS/WAM
snb/dg
- Dubai records $14.26 bn direct exports in 2009 - Apr 12, 2010
- Dubai's non-oil trade surges to $156 bn in 2010 - Mar 07, 2011
- UAE's non-oil foreign trade reaches $133 bn in August - Nov 15, 2010
- India Dubai's biggest trade partner in Jan-Feb - May 20, 2011
- Abu Dhabi's foreign trade $29 bn in 2010 - Mar 05, 2011
- Dubai foreign trade hits record $299 bn - Apr 19, 2012
- Dubai's global trade reaches $78 bn - Aug 21, 2011
- UAE's non-oil trade up 7 percent - Jun 30, 2010
- Dubai's non-oil trade reaches 228 bn dirhams in 2010 - Jul 19, 2010
- UAE's non-oil trade increases to AED 63 bn; India top trade partner - May 16, 2010
- India remains Dubai's largest trade partner - Jun 20, 2010
- Dubai exported products worth $800 mn in 2011 - Mar 01, 2012
- UAE posts $599 mn trade surplus with India - Sep 04, 2010
- Dubai Chamber of Commerce hosts Indian president - Nov 26, 2010
- Abu Dhabi posts $37 bn in non-oil foreign trade - Mar 06, 2012
Tags: aluminium, awadi, brazil, chief executive officer, cocoa, dg, direct exports, dubai export, egypt, engineer, export development corporation, government institution, India, pakistan, precious stones, saudi arabia, snb, target products, uae dirhams, wam