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1/28/25, 2:37 PM Etihad Credit Insurance hosts a workshop for companies selected to join Xport Xponential initiative
Robert Besseling, CEO and Founder of PANGEA-RISK, shared insights on the Export Opportunity for
the UAE.

The sessions proceeded with Andreas Klasen, Strategy Advisor and Professor of International Business
at Oxford HRA, addressing the audience about the importance of empowering global trade, and the role

of ECAs in sustainable export growth.

Shaima Alaydarous, Director of Negotiations and International Organizations Department at the Ministry
of Economy, led a strategic discussion about the importance of Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Agreements (CEPAs) in supporting exporters and importers in the UAE market, as well as strengthening

the UAE's trade relations with key regional and global markets. Meanwhile, Thuraiya Hamid Alhashmi,
Director of International Financial Relations and Organizations at the Ministry of Finance, pointed out the
significance of Bilateral Investment Treaties, followed by a session on the legal aspects of trade, where
Michael Morris, Partner at Clyde and Co. and Rebekah Jones, Senior Associate at Clyde and Co.
discussed the legal challenges affecting international trade. In addition, Christopher Hanning, Head of

Trade Asset Distribution at DP World Trade Finance, led a session titled ‘Bridging the Trade Finance
Gap the DP World Way,’ followed by closing remarks from H.E. Raja Al Mazrouei to conclude the
workshop.

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