Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Trade has organized a sequence of bilateral enterprise conferences between Dubai and Ghanaian corporations in Accra, as financial ties between the 2 markets deepen on the again of sturdy progress in non-oil commerce.
The assembly was held as a part of a commerce mission led by the Chamber of Commerce and Trade beneath the ‘New Horizons’ initiative, which goals to assist Dubai-based corporations develop into promising world markets.
The delegation included representatives from 19 Dubai-based corporations working in a variety of sectors, together with automotive, constructing supplies and building, electronics, engineering, fast-moving shopper items, meals and drinks, inside design, mining and metals, oil and fuel, prescription drugs and biotechnology, printing and packaging, textiles and ready-made clothes.
The mission comes at a time when commerce ties between Ghana and Dubai are quickly increasing. Non-oil commerce between Dubai and Ghana reached AED 39.6 billion in 2025, representing a year-on-year progress of 60.1 p.c.
Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Trade additionally revealed that by the top of the primary quarter of 2026, 225 Ghanaian corporations have been registered as full members of the Chamber, with 16 new Ghanaian corporations becoming a member of throughout the quarter.
Salem Al-Shamsi, senior vp for worldwide relations at Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Trade, mentioned the mission goals to strengthen enterprise cooperation and open new business channels between the 2 markets.
“We’re dedicated to strengthening financial and commerce cooperation between Dubai and the Republic of Ghana and forging new pathways to a sustainable enterprise partnership that helps the widespread growth objectives of each markets,” he mentioned.
“This commerce mission will open new channels for dialogue and create alternatives for corporations working in Dubai to think about increasing into the Ghanaian market. In doing so, it would strengthen the competitiveness of the emirate’s personal sector and assist the continued progress of Dubai’s non-oil international commerce,” he added.
As a part of this mission, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Trade, with assist from the UAE Embassy in Ghana, the Consulate Basic of Ghana in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, the Ghana Nationwide Chamber of Commerce and Trade, and the Ghana Funding Promotion Heart, organized the “Dubai-Ghana Enterprise Join” discussion board in Accra.
The discussion board introduced collectively senior officers, enterprise leaders and native companies in search of partnership alternatives with Dubai-based corporations.
Audio system included Dr. Abdullah Murad Al Mandus, UAE Ambassador to Ghana; Grace El Mahmoud Malabe, Consul Basic of Ghana in Dubai and the Northern Emirates; Stephen Meezan, President, Ghana Nationwide Chamber of Commerce and Trade; Mr. Simon Massey, Chief Government Officer, Ghana Funding Promotion Centre;
In the course of the occasion, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Trade gave a presentation on the financial local weather in Dubai and its place as a worldwide start line for corporations trying to develop into new markets.
The Ghana Funding Promotion Heart additionally gave a presentation highlighting Ghana’s commerce and funding atmosphere and its strategic function as a gateway to the Financial Group of West African States.
Prime sectors represented by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Trade’s Ghanaian member corporations embrace commerce and providers, actual property, rental and enterprise providers, transportation, storage and communications, social and private providers, and building.
For Ghana, the commerce mission reinforces efforts to place the nation as a most well-liked entry level into West Africa for worldwide traders in search of entry to a regional market of greater than 400 million individuals.
For Dubai, Accra’s involvement strengthens its broader technique to deepen non-oil commerce hyperlinks with Africa and assist personal sector enlargement into high-growth rising markets.
The elevated business engagement additionally alerts a broader shift in Ghana-Dubai relations from conventional commerce flows to extra structured enterprise partnerships throughout logistics, manufacturing, building, mining providers, shopper items and funding facilitation.
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