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UAE and Croatia explore opportunities to bolster

bilateral economic and trade relations

UAE-Croatia non-oil trade increased 44.8% in H1 2024, reaching $78.9 million
Published: Mon 23 Dec 2024, 9:50 PM
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Non-oil trade between the two countries increased by four per cent from $107
million in 2022 to $110.7 million in 2023. A key growth driver was a significant 265
per cent rise in re-exports from the UAE, totalling $15.65 million, alongside a 12
per cent increase in UAE exports to Croatia, which reached $43.03 million.

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This momentum carried forward into the first half of 2024, with bilateral trade
expanding by 44.8 per cent compared to the same period in 2023, totalling $78.9
million. The robust growth was driven by remarkable increases in imports, which
surged by 84.2 per cent to $50.1 million, and re-exports, which grew by 83.4 per
cent to $8.4 million.
Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, met
Ante Šušnjar, Croatia’s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development,
during a visit to Zagreb. Discussions between the two ministers, who were joined
by Ahmed Alattar, non-Resident Ambassador of the UAE to Croatia, focused on

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