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UAE Targets $100b trade with India within 5 years

India is now the UAE’s second-largest trading partner, accounting for nine per cent of the UAE’s total foreign trade and 13 per cent of non-oil exports…reports Asian Lite News

Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, has led an official delegation to New Delhi to launch talks on expanding trade and investment relations.

During the official economic mission, Dr. Al Zeyoudi and Shri Piyush Goyal, India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, jointly established the India – United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). It will enhance ties, deepen economic and investment opportunities, and mark a new phase of strategic cooperation between the two countries.

UAE Targets $100b trade with India within 5 years

It is the second CEPA deal that Dr. Al Zeyoudi has commenced talks on this month, following negotiations with Indonesia, as the UAE accelerates its global trade agenda. The value of the UAE’s non-oil trade with India may rise from pre-pandemic levels of $40 billion to over $100 billion within five years of the agreement being signed.

“The UAE is moving quickly to establish new strategic agreements to expand our market access and use trade as a key pillar in a new era of economic cooperation,” Dr. Al Zeyoudi said.

DR. AL ZEYOUDI: “Trading routes have existed between India and our region for centuries. The CEPA builds on these historic ties by laying the foundation for a mutually beneficial partnership that creates new jobs, promotes foreign direct investment, empowers entrepreneurs, attracts talent and accelerates our knowledge-driven economies. It will strengthen our position as a global gateway to Africa, Asia and Europe, driving economic growth and prosperity across the region.”

DR. AHMED ALBANNA, UAE AMBASSADOR, INDIA: “The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between our two countries comes at a very crucial time as we brace ourselves and set economic priorities for the post-pandemic era. Now is the time for the UAE and India to work together and take coordinated actions to achieve our ambitious bilateral trade target of $100 billion. Besides trade, we are keen to augment investment flows and lead the world by example.”

India and the UAE enjoy a longstanding, mutually beneficial relationship, anchored on close cultural ties and a shared commitment to promote economic development and human prosperity. As part of Dr. Al Zeyoudi’s visit to New Delhi, he also met with Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia, India’s Minister of Civil Aviation, as well as Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, India’s Honourable Minister of Electronics and Information Technology.

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India is now the UAE’s second-largest trading partner, accounting for nine per cent of the UAE’s total foreign trade and 13 per cent of non-oil exports. During the first half of 2021, bilateral trade reached $21 billion – a growth rate of more than 70 per cent when compared to the first six months of last year.

UAE Targets $100b trade with India within 5 years

Recent years have also witnessed several major foreign direct investment partnerships. In June 2020, for example, Mubadala invested $1.2 billion in India’s telecommunications provider Jio Platforms. While in 2019, UAE entities committed $7 billion to create a food corridor between the UAE and India to provide a stable market for farmers in Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. Meanwhile, India’s Reliance recently announced an investment of $2 billion in Abu Dhabi’s TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemical Zone.

Trade underpins the UAE’s bold economic path for the next five decades and falls under the umbrella of the country’s Projects of the 50 agenda – a comprehensive roadmap designed to double the economy, enhance global competitiveness, attract foreign direct investment and enhance its position as an attractive hub for talent and investors.

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