Dear All,

I would first like to express my sincere gratitude for your continuous support. As you may know, over the past few years, we have been through an extremely challenging course, improving the entire end to end trade supply chain. I can proudly say that the results achieved since Dubai Trade’s inception, is a robust reflection of the positive outcome from our dedicated team effort.

We view boosting the trade in Dubai as a commitment to Dubai’s economy, as much as being a strategic driver for growth in the UAE. Our focus on this journey of electronic transformation has been very well accepted by the trading community, and the growth in adoption of the e-services introduced is a live proof in itself. We are targeting a higher growth in electronic adoption by the trading community in the coming years, which will coincide with the introduction of innovative trade processes.

At the macro level, we maintain our futuristic views with regards to the development of Dubai, driven by the momentum of the visionary leadership of his Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and ruler of Dubai, Dubai Trade has taken the responsibility of facilitating the trade and logistics operations in Dubai in an unparalleled effort to become the world’s best practice model and make Dubai the number one choice for doing business across the globe.

We certainly deserve our stature among the top three countries in the world according to the World Bank Doing Business 2011 report, which reflects the efforts of our experienced and ambitious team. We remain committed to give the trade community in Dubai and the UAE solutions to make their business easier, faster and cost-effective. We are dedicated to maintaining our current outstanding performance and we are inspired to achieve our vision.

Thank you.

Eng. Mahmood Al Bastaki
Director, Dubai Trade