Sharjah in talks with Korean officials to enhance trade

Sunday, 25 July 2021 15:42

By ARN News Staff

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce (SCCI) and Industry has plans to enhance economic cooperation and commercial relations with South Korea.

The UAE is the largest market for South Korean exports in the GCC and the fourth largest market for South Korean imports in the region.

The volume of trade exchange between the two countries reached $9.4 billion in 2020.

The talks were held with Moon Byung-Jun, Consul-General of South Korea in Dubai, in the SCCI headquarters, where he was received by Mohammed Ahmed Amin Al-Awadi, Director-General of the Chamber, and Fatima Khalifa Al Mokarrab, Director of International Relations Department at the Chamber.

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