ABU DHABI: Dubai Chamber is planning open a representative office in Mumbai later this year to explore business opportunities in India and to promote Dubai as an attractive hub for Indian companies.
“The opening of the Chamber’s office in Mumbai later this year will give a major boost to our efforts to explore business opportunities in India, promote Dubai as an attractive hub for Indian companies, and facilitate new partnerships that add value for our members,” said Majid Saif Al Ghurair, chairman of the Dubai Chamber, at a briefing on Sunday. Al Ghurair revealed that the number of Indian companies registered with Dubai Chamber had grown to exceed 37,000, and noted that Dubai’s non-oil trade with India amounted to $26 billion (Dh95.4 billion) in 2016. The briefing was also attended by Vipul, Consul General of India in Dubai, Subhas Desai, Minister of Industries in the Government of Maharashtra, among others.