Trade Facilitation and Infrastructure for Exports10TH TPO NETWORK WORLD CONFERENCE AND

AWARDS, DUBAI

Mahmood Al BastakiChief Executive Officer,Dubai Trade

Nov 4th, 2014

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UAE’s Non Oil Direct Foreign Trade growth

Dubai contributed almost 80% to UAE’s total non oil direct trade.

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Average increase in Non Oil Trade 1994 -2003 2004- 2013UAE 8.5% 19.0%Dubai 9.3% 20.2%

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Key Drivers for Trade Growth

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Prevalence of Trade barriers

Prevalence of trade barriers

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Burden of Customs Procedures

Burden of Customs procedures

• Non Existent Trade barriers & Trade Friendly Procedures

Source: WEF Global Competitiveness Report 2014

Key Drivers for Trade Growth

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Quality of Roads

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Quality of Port Infrastructure

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Quality of Air Transport

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Quality of Overall Infrastructure

Source: WEF Global Competitiveness Report 2014

• Excellent Logistics Infrastructure

UAE’s Trade Infrastructure

Hard Infrastructure

Soft Infrastructure

Dubai’s growing Logistics FootprintPalm Jebel Ali

Palm JumeriahWorld Islands

Jebel Ali Port Cruise Terminal

Jebel Ali Free Zone

Dubai World Central

Cargo Village

Airport Free Zone

Dubai Airport

Jebel Ali Port: The 9th largest in the world (2012). Planned capacity to reach 19 mn TEU by 2014

Dubai International Airport Cargo Gateway: 2nd busiest airport in the world (international passengers) and 3rd

for international freight traffic.

Jebel Ali Free Zone: One of the largest free zones houses 7,300 multinational companies which generated trade worth USD 100 billion in 2013.

Dubai World Central: Planned to become the busiest airport city in the world, DWC handled 210,000 tonnes of cargo in 2013

Logistics Corridor (Future)

Logistics Corridor

UAE’s Trade Infrastructure

Hard Infrastructure

Soft Infrastructure

Soft Infrastructure Participants on Dubai Trade

Freight Forwarders & Customs Brokers

Transport Companies

Free Zone Companies

Shipping Lines & Agents

Exporters & Importers

Seamless integration between the two is a must

Hard Infrastructure

Soft Infrastructure

Dubai Trade’s Vision for Trade eServicesImports Exports

Dubai Trade Today

AutomatedProcesses

Reduced Time

InstantAccessibility Reduced

Costs

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Active Users

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Transactions

OVER98%

Adoption

Reduced Carbon footprint

100K 100M

Export focussed new Value Added servicesTrade Shield• Insure cargo online in minutes from multiple insurance

companies• Print insurance policy certificate from your desk

• Protect your cargo with ease

Vessel Schedules• Traders/ FF in any GCC country can view & compare

Shipping lines schedules via Jebel Ali• Book cargo online

• Ship cargo through Jebel Ali hassle free

Dubai Trade’s role in Trade Promotion

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Reduce time to market for products by eliminating non value adding activities such as physical visits, multiple documentation & unnecessary inspections.

Promote the transparency of trade procedures and regulations and provide visibility of trade transactions to the traders and service providers.

Making available basic import and export information, such as rules and regulations to the traders and service providers.

Participate in global benchmarking studies related to international trade and logistics to showcase country as a leader in trade best practices.

Thank you