Dubai Chamber of Commerce has launched the primary occasion in its 2026 “In Focus” collection, spotlighting growth alternatives for native corporations in Ethiopia, Ghana and South Africa as commerce ties with Africa proceed to strengthen.
Organised by Dubai Chamber of Commerce, the occasion attracted greater than 228 members and targeted on commerce and funding alternatives, enterprise entry mechanisms and high-potential financial sectors throughout the three African markets.
The “In Focus” occasion serves as an introduction to the ‘New Horizons’ initiative, which allows Dubai-based corporations to take part in commerce missions organised by the chamber to chose worldwide markets.
Dubai Chamber of Commerce plans to organise commerce missions to Ethiopia, Ghana and South Africa throughout the first half of this 12 months, alongside conferences and occasions aimed toward exploring funding alternatives and joint financial partnerships.
Dubai – Africa commerce ties
Throughout 2024, non-oil commerce between Dubai and Ethiopia reached roughly AED 6.6bn ($1.8bn), representing annual progress of 90 per cent. Dubai’s non-oil commerce with Ghana rose to AED 24.7bn ($6.7bn), a rise of 75 per cent, whereas South Africa remained one in all Dubai’s key buying and selling companions in Africa, with non-oil commerce registering annual progress of 20 per cent to succeed in AED 29bn ($7.9bn).
In keeping with Dubai Chamber of Commerce, these figures underline the power of Dubai’s financial relationships with key African markets and spotlight the depth of commerce and funding alternatives accessible throughout the continent.
Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah, President and CEO of Dubai Chambers, stated: “We’re dedicated to empowering the enterprise group to discover new progress horizons in promising worldwide markets and serving to corporations construct strategic partnerships that assist enterprise growth and strengthen long-term sustainability.
“This displays our ongoing give attention to enhancing non-public sector competitiveness by offering corporations with the insights and experience they should perceive worldwide market dynamics and navigate their growth successfully, whereas leveraging Dubai’s built-in strengths as a world hub for enterprise and commerce.”
The session included an in depth presentation outlining Dubai Chamber of Commerce’s assist companies for corporations increasing internationally, alongside market-specific insights into Ethiopia, Ghana and South Africa.
Members within the “In Focus” collection profit from in-depth enterprise intelligence on the right track markets, entry to the most recent knowledge, steerage on firm set-up processes and recommendation on forming joint ventures.
The chamber stated this tailor-made assist is designed to help companies at each stage of their worldwide progress journey and allow sustainable growth into new markets.
