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H.E. Raja Al Mazrouei, CEO of ECI, participated in a session titled ‘Leadership, Innovation, and Sustainability: Empowering Economic Growth’. Image Courtesy: ECI
ECI highlights its role in empowering exports and supporting non-oil GDP

As a sponsor of the GTR MENA 2025 in Dubai
Press Release

February 19, 2025

Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE’s Federal export credit company, highlighted the substantial role of the exports sector in driving sustainable
development and boosting economic diversity and sustainability. The company also reiterated its role in empowering export, re-export and non-oil
foreign trade of UAE-based companies, further strengthening the competitiveness of locally manufactured goods and facilitating their entry to
international markets.

This comes as part of its participation as a strategic sponsor at the 25th edition of the GTR MENA. During the event, which was held on February 18
and 19, 2025 at Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai, ECI exhibited its advanced credit services at a dedicated pavilion and launched various initiatives
designed to support the country’s manufacturers and exporters. The company also highlighted its innovative credit solutions designed to boost the
global and regional competitiveness of local companies.

In the first half of 2024, the UAE’s non-oil GDP grew by 4.4% year-on-year, reaching AED 660 billion. The non-oil sector contributed 75% of the
country’s total GDP, while ECI’s total credit coverage reached AED 11 billion. ECI supported local exporters across 17 sectors in 110 markets and
maintained its ‘AA-’ (very strong) Fitch rating for the seventh consecutive year, reflecting growing confidence in its financial solutions and its expanding
role in export and foreign trade.

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During the event, H.E. Raja Al Mazrouei, CEO of ECI, participated in a session titled ‘Leadership, Innovation, and Sustainability: Empowering
Economic Growth.’ The session focused on the crucial contribution of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to global trade, highlighting their
role in fostering innovation, generating employment, enhancing trade dynamics and promoting economic diversification. During the session, she
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