KENYA – The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNNCI) has opened a representative office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to enhance bilateral relations and support business communities in the two countries.

The announcement came during a meeting between the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and the Kenyan delegation led by KNCCI president Richard Ngatia.

Speaking during the event, SCCI chairman Abdullah Sultan Al Owais said that Sharjah Chamber is keen to provide all the support for opening the Kenyan office, noting that this step would help underpin the strong relations between the two countries. 

He said that the companies operating in Sharjah could play a pivotal role in enhancing the bilateral economic cooperation by making use of the enormous opportunities for investment in Kenya, especially in the agriculture, infrastructure, and energy sectors.

”We maintain Sharjah’s position as a gateway to Africa for regional and global markets and enhance the emirate’s presence in the emerging markets in Africa,” Al Owais said.

”Opening a representative office in Sharjah would help to get the most out of the lucrative opportunities for investment in the UAE and Sharjah, especially in industry, commerce, tourism sectors, logistics, and financial services”

Richard Ngatia – President, KNCCI

Ngatia stressed Kenya’s willingness to ramp up economic cooperation and sign various business partnerships.

”Opening a representative office in Sharjah would help to get the most out of the lucrative opportunities for investment in the UAE and Sharjah, especially in industry, commerce, tourism sectors, logistics, and financial services,” he said.

Kenya exports to United Arab Emirates were US$379.29 million during 2019, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade while Kenya imported from United Arab Emirates was US$1.63 billion during the same period.

The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) is a membership based trade support institution (TSI) working to protect commercial and industrial interests of Kenyan business community.

KNCCI advocates for the creation of a favourable commercial, trade and investment environment that supports enterprise expansion.

Its membership of KNCCI constitutes small, micro enterprises (MSEs), medium and large enterprises.

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