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UAE, EU to enhance trade ties and
promote investment opportunities
20 Mar 2025
Dignitaries during the meeting.
A UAE delegation including Dr. Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and
Ahmed Al Sayegh, Minister of State, has visited Brussels, Belgium, for meetings with senior
European Union (EU) officials and members of the Belgian government to strengthen economic ties,
promote investment opportunities, and identity areas for further collaboration.
The European Union is the UAE’s second-largest global trade partner, sharing $67.6 billion in non-oil
trade 2024, a 3.6 per cent increase on 2023 and 18.1 per cent more than was recorded in 2022.
The EU now accounts for 8.3 per cent of the UAE’s total non-oil foreign trade.
During talks with Maros Sefcovic, EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Al Zeyoudi
reviewed the key drivers behind the UAE’s strong trade relations with the European Union,
particularly in advanced manufacturing, healthcare and e-commerce.
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