Sharjah 24: Abdulaziz Mohammed Shattaf, Assistant Director-General of the Communication and Business Sector at the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), expressed the SCCI’s keenness to raise trade exchange with Colombia and Central and South American countries by 15%.

The Assistant Director-General of the Communication and Business Sector at the SCCI confirmed that the SCCI organised a business forum between Sharjah and Colombia, represented by the State of Boyaca, to discuss prospects for economic cooperation between the Emirate of Sharjah and Boyaka.

He continued that this comes to increase trade exchange and opportunities for economic partnerships between business communities in a number of sectors. In addition to promoting meetings between trade delegations that would accelerate the performance of business sectors in various commercial, industrial and service activities.

He added to “Sharjah 24” that the companies participating in the forum include several sectors, including agriculture, foodstuffs, vegetables and building materials. 

He maintained that in the first half of 2021, the UAE exported about $167 million to Colombia, and SCCI aims to raise the trade exchange with Central and South American countries by 15%.