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11/10/25, 9:07 AM Etihad Credit Insurance helps to strengthen UAE-China trade ties
The session highlighted ECI’s role as a catalyst for growth, providing financial protection, market intelligence,
and risk-mitigation tools that enable UAE exporters to expand confidently across international markets. Raja

emphasised that ECI is able to connect SMEs to a global network of more than 400 million companies,
helping them identify buyers, suppliers, and new trade opportunities.

Al Mazrouei further commented on trade insurance and export credit evolving to strengthen UAE–China
cooperation, especially as more companies from both sides venture into co-manufacturing and industrial

projects.

During the ‘Capital Flow in a New Multipolar World’ panel, organised as part of the AIM Congress China

Chapter 2025, Raja discussed how global capital dynamics and industrial innovation are redefining
international trade. The discussion also underscored ECI’s commitment to empowering SMEs, strengthening
supply chain resilience, and advancing sustainable trade in alignment with the UAE 2031 vision’ - which aims

to grow the nation’s non-oil exports to AED800 billion ($217.84 billion).

“SMEs represent over 94 per cent of UAE enterprises, forming the backbone of our economy, a vital source

of employment, and advancing economic diversity. Initiatives such as Xport Xponential have already
mobilised AED174 million in SME funding. By empowering SMEs, we strengthen domestic value chains and

attract venture capital and foreign direct investment (FDI) into high-impact, productive sectors,” Raja said.

China remains one of the UAE’s most significant trading partners, with bilateral cooperation strengthened

through strategic frameworks such as the UAE-China Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
(CEPA). ECI has played a significant role in facilitating UAE-China trade by supporting companies entering or
expanding into the Chinese market, enabling joint ventures, and partnering with Chinese financial institutions

and export credit agencies, including Sinosure. These efforts ensure resilient, secure, and sustainable trade
and investment flows between the two nations.

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