Dubai: Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (Jafza), the flagship free zone entity of Dubai and the trade and logistics hub for the wider Middle East region, has registered an additional 60 Indian companies in 2015 from key sectors, including electronics (20 per cent), steel, construction and building materials (19 per cent), chemicals and petroleum products (17 per cent) and FMCG (6 per cent).
With over 800 Indian companies from various sectors based in Jafza, the Free Zone recorded a growth of 10 per cent last year in the number of companies registered. This is due to the strong bilateral ties between India and the UAE and the reputation that Jafza has built among India’s business community.
Jafza has been organising regular roadshows in India and the latest in the series was a three-city tour held recently in the major business centres of Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and New Delhi.
Over 300 investors and Indian businesspeople from various sectors attended business seminars to learn about the attractive investment environment in Dubai and Jafza.
The business seminar in New Delhi was attended by Ahmad Bin Harib Al Falahi, UAE Commercial and Trade attache to India, at the UAE Embassy in India.
Opportunities for health care companies was Jafza’s focus in Hyderabad, one of the leading destinations for medical tourism in India.
Adil Al Zarouni, Senior Vice-President-Sales, presented an outline of the pharmaceutical industry in Jafza and highlighted efforts by the government to promote Dubai as a regional destination for medical tourism. He introduced the attendees to Dubai’s emerging health sector and the state-of-the-art hospitals and medical centres in the emirate that would require equipment and services, presenting broad prospects for Indian companies with experience in the field.
