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10/10/25, 8:58 AM Etihad Credit Insurance showcases innovative credit solutions for UAE-based SMEs and startups - Middle East News 247

Etihad Credit Insurance showcases innovative credit

solutions for UAE-based SMEs and startups

By PR News Desk 09/10/2025

Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE’s Federal export credit company, reinforced its commitment to
boosting the UAE’s global trade competitiveness and supporting the expansion of SMEs and startups at
the ‘EDB Connect’– Sharjah Edition.

Held at the Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park, the forum brought together key public and
private sector stakeholders under the theme ‘Empowering Sharjah’s Economy Through SMEs and

Entrepreneurship.’ Organized by Emirates Development Bank (EDB), in collaboration with the “Make It
in the Emirates” initiative led by the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), the event
focused on enabling sustainable economic growth through industrial development, innovation, and
strategic partnerships.

Mohammad Sulaiman, Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance at ECI, represented the company
in a panel session, titled ‘Financing Growth and De-Risking Expansion: How Founders Can

Compete Globally from the UAE’, which addressed how UAE-based founders and early-stage
businesses can leverage financial tools to reduce risk, unlock new markets, and scale operations
internationally.

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