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SAIF PARTICIPATION SAIF PARTICIPATION

SAIF ZONE ORGANIZES SAIF ZONE NETWORKS

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXTENSIVELY AT FOODEX

FORUMS IN INDIA JAPAN

The Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF ZONE)
concluded its successful participation in FOODEX Japan
— Asia’s largest food and beverage trade show — from
6th to 9th March, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.

Representing SAIF ZONE at this companies to set up operations in Zone’s offer of flexi-packages
mega trade event was a high-level the Free Zone.” to attract foreign investors, and
official team comprising Director of the range of administrative and
SAIF ZONE Saud Salim Al Mazrouei; Sharjah’s food processing segment licensing services with minimal
Director of Business Development has shown signs of solid growth in documentation that enables
A line-up of business forums, titled Expanding Business Globally, were organized by Sharjah Airport Raed Bukhatir; and Vishnu Sunil, recent years and the development investors to set up business within
International Free Zone (SAIF ZONE) in several cities across India. Held in association with Time Business Relations Executive. of stronger food processing and less than one hour,” he said.
Technoplast Pvt. Limited, the first such business forum was successfully held at the St. Regis Hotel in downstream support industries
Mumbai, India, on 16th February 2018. Commenting on SAIF ZONE’s such as packaging is also in line SAIF ZONE issues licenses for
participation, Al Mazrouei stated, with the emirate’s goal of boosting general trading, commercial,
“FOODEX Japan hosted a variety of exports to markets outside the service, industrial – all to a wide
The high-level delegation from SAIF investors’ trade links with promising the event which was attended by businesses including food services, GCC, particularly those in the wider variety of organizations, he
ZONE attending the event included markets around the world,” he said. major industrialists and business distribution and trading. The event MENA region and the rest of Africa, added. “The Free Zone’s strategic
Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of firms. He called upon the Indian was a great platform for SAIF ZONE he added. location, along with its dedicated
SAIF ZONE; Raed Bukhatir, Director He also added that the number companies to take advantage of to promote its world-class logistics, warehousing, storage and
of Business Development; Vishnu of Indian companies registered at SAIF ZONE’s strategic location, manufacturing and warehousing On the sidelines of the exhibition, container parking facilities, makes it
Sunil, Business Relations Executive; SAIF ZONE has been witnessing superior infrastructure and logistics facilities and highlight trade SAIF ZONE also held productive an attractive choice particularly for
and Jithin Varrier, Business steady growth year-on-year and services that makes it a hub for opportunities in the region. Several meetings with Japan External businesses in the food industry.”
Development Executive. expressed the Free Zone’s intention logistical and commercial re-export Trade Organisation (JETRO) and
to facilitate new partnerships with of products to regional markets. business meetings were held
Addressing government and Indian businesses. “The business-friendly processes with key officials in both domestic Japan Chamber of Commerce The four-day exhibition held at
and Industry to discuss future Messe Makhuari in the Japanese
business leaders on the immense at the Free Zone can create game- and international manufacturing possibilities of working together capital saw the participation of
business opportunities across the “There is huge potential to expand changing synergies for Indian sectors where we emphasised the and helping Japanese companies around 73,000 buyers and 3,350
Middle East North Africa region cooperation in key sectors such companies, he said, adding that immense investment opportunities expand in the UAE. exhibitors from the food service,
and Sharjah’s role in supporting as energy, food and agri-business, “SAIF ZONE can be counted on as a in Sharjah and the wider Middle East distribution, and trading companies.
the region’s ambitions, Saud construction and ICT, amongst trusted and strategic partner in vital region.” In their meetings with
Mazrouei said the forum was the several others,” he said, adding that business sectors.” He added, “SAIF ZONE has representatives of food companies,
ideal platform to host constructive Indian businesses can also benefit collaborated with Japanese Raed Bukhatir highlighted the ease
conversations on expanding the from leveraging the Free Zone’s The Expanding Business Globally firms in the past, but our aim is of doing business at SAIF ZONE
scope of economic cooperation position as a re-export hub with forums were also conducted in to accommodate more clients and emphasized the competitive
between India and the UAE. “SAIF strong links across the Middle East, the south Indian cities of Chennai, from Japan. From trading to advantages of leveraging its
ZONE is keen to use its strategic Africa and Asia.” Pondicherry and Coimbatore in manufacturing, and all allied strategic location to expand into
location and status as a thriving Anil Jain, Managing Director, Time partnership with the Federation of disciplines in the food sector, the markets of Asia and Africa.
business hub to help develop its Technoplast Pvt. Limited, chaired Indian Export Organizations (FIEO). we are targeting more Japanese “We also highlighted the Free

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