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6/26/25, 8:42 AM Etihad Credit Insurance Secures AED 174 Million For SME Growth - OneArabia
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Etihad Credit Insurance Announces AED 174 Million Funding

For SME Growth Through Banking Partnerships

By OneArabia
Published: Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 18:46 [GST] The 'Xport Xponential' programme by Etihad Credit
Insurance (ECI) has successfully raised AED 174 million to support the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises

(SMEs) in the UAE. This funding was secured with assistance from four banking partners: First Abu Dhabi Bank,

Commercial Bank of Dubai, Ajman Bank, and Al Maryah Community Bank. ECI remains dedicated to securing similar
financial support for SMEs through collaboration with other banking partners.

Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and Chairman of ECI's Board, highlighted the programme's alignment with
the Ministry's mission to develop a flexible economy and robust entrepreneurial ecosystem. He stated: "The ‘Xport

Xponential’ programme plays a pivotal role in advancing the UAE’s ongoing efforts to increase the contribution of small and
medium-sized enterprises to the country’s non-oil GDP." The initiative supports the 'We the UAE 2031' strategy, aiming to

boost non-oil exports to AED 800 billion and expand foreign trade volume to AED 4 trillion by the next decade.

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