Abu Dhabi Ports inks agreement with China Council to explore commercial opportunities

Abu Dhabi Ports inked a new agreement with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade to explore new commercial opportunities between Chinese companies interested in investing in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD) and Khalifa Port Free Trade Zone (KPFTZ), which is considered the largest free trade zone in the region.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Abdulla Al Hameli, Executive Vice President – Corporate Support at Abu Dhabi Ports and Zhou Guangyao, Representative of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade for the GCC region. The agreement was signed on the side-lines of the ‘KIZAD Business Week’, which was a series of exclusive business and networking events organised by Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports.

The conference, organised in cooperation with the Chinese Business Council, brought together over 100 businessmen and investors, in addition to high-level officials and diplomates from the Chinese embassy and consulate in the UAE, and representatives from multiple Chinese provinces.