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