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1/28/25, 2:37 PM Etihad Credit Insurance hosts a workshop for companies selected to join Xport Xponential initiative - Middle East News 247
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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