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4/23/25, 4:24 PM UAE Strengthens Global Trade Position Amid Service Sector Boom
achievements outlined in the recent World Trade Organisation (WTO) report, "World

Trade Outlook and Statistics." Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Thani bin Ahmed Al

Zeyoudi, reiterated this in an address to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), proudly

noting the nation's persistent leadership in trade arenas since 2014, especially across the

Middle East and Africa.

Al Zeyoudi attributes the UAE's upward trade trajectory to an open economy, inviting

investment and nurturing a regulatory-friendly climate bolstered by Comprehensive

Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPA). This has underpinned its expansive

international trade network. He highlighted the instrumental role played by both semi-

governmental and private sector entities in elevating the UAE's trade stature on the

global stage.

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