Dubai Chamber 2017 Highlights
2017 was an excellent year for Dubai Chamber. We worked hard to deliver on our mission of representing, supporting and protecting the interests of the business community in Dubai. Below are highlights from 2017.
MEMBERSHIP
Over 16,000 companies joined the Dubai Chamber in 2017, bringing total membership to 217,000 and cementing our position as the one of the world’s largest membership-based chambers of commerce.
217,000
TOTAL MEMBERS
OVER 16,000
NEW MEMBERS
8%
MEMBERSHIP GROWTH RATE
AED 277BILLION
MEMBER EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS
CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN AND ATA CARNETS
The number of CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN issued by the Chamber reached 880,000 in 2017. 6,000 ATA Carnets were also issued and received for goods valued at AED 5.6 billion.
880,000
CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN ISSUED
6,000
ATA CARNETS ISSUED AND RECEIVED
80%
GROWTH IN VALUE OF ATA CARNETS
AED 5.6 BILLION
VALUE OF ATA CARNETS
SUPPORTING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
Dubai Chamber promoted business-friendly policies, served as an impartial mediator, provided high-calibre arbitration services and boosted its social impact throughout the year.
REVIEWED 43 LAWS
POLICY ADVOCACY
RECEIVED 564 CASES
MEDIATION
RECEIVED 208 CASES
ARBITRATION
HELD 92 CSR EVENTS
COMMUNITY
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
48
Economic bulletins
794
Business reports sold through the credit rating service
32
Business intelligence and Economic Trends reports
Provided 18,000 information services
Reports: Islamic Economy; Next Generation Africa- GCC business ties in a digital economy
12 DATABASES UPDATED
INBOUND DELEGATIONS
1,013
International delegations received
58
Countries represented by visiting delegations
OUTBOUND DELEGATIONS
87
International events attended
61
Cities visited
INTERNATIONAL OFFICES
Baku
Sao Paulo
Shanghai
Addis Ababa
Accra
Erbil
Maputo
Nairobi
Buenos Aires
Mumbai
Panama City
Existing OfficesFuture OfficesExisting offices
- Azerbaijan
Baku - Brazil
Sao Paulo - China
Shanghai - Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
- Ghana
Accra - Iraq
Erbil - Mozambique
Maputo - Kenya
Nairobi
Future offices
- Argentina
Buenos Aires - India
Mumbai - Panama
Panama City