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Trade and Economy 73<br />
through the free zones last year amounted<br />
to AED 193.6 billion compared to AED177.8<br />
billion in 2005.<br />
“Imports through the emirate's free zones<br />
increased by 12 per cent, from AED 99<br />
Billion in 2005 to AED111 Billion in 2006,<br />
whereas the exports grew by only five<br />
per cent, from AED78.7 Billion in<br />
2005 to AED82.6 Billion in 2006,”<br />
Al Ashram informed.<br />
China topped the list of exporters to<br />
Dubai's various free zones with goods<br />
worth AED 18 Billion, followed by Japan<br />
with AED 10.7 Billion, USA (AED 8<br />
Billion), Finland (AED 6.8 Billion)<br />
and Germany in the fifth place with AED<br />
6.4 Billion.<br />
Iran was rated the top Exporter from<br />
Dubai Free Zones with a total value of<br />
AED 9.4 Billion, trailed by Saudi (AED 7.2<br />
Billion), Iraq (AED 4.7 Billion), India (AED<br />
4.5 Billion) and Belgium (AED 4.3 Billion).<br />
Al Ashram said: “The number of<br />
companies operating from the emirate's<br />
eight free zones has also witnessed<br />
substantial jump over the last few years,<br />
reflecting their role as growth engines of<br />
Dubai's commerce.”<br />
The Jebel Ali Free Zone reasserted its pole<br />
position by taking the lion's share of the<br />
“<br />
The Jebel Ali Free<br />
Zone reasserted its pole<br />
position by taking the<br />
lion's share of the total<br />
non-oil foreign trade<br />
volume passing<br />
through free zones. It<br />
accounted for AED 136<br />
Billion, AED 79<br />
Billion in imports and<br />
AED 57.6 Billion in<br />
exports.<br />
”<br />
total non-oil foreign trade volume passing<br />
through free zones. It accounted for AED<br />
136 Billion, AED 79 Billion in imports and<br />
AED 57.6 Billion in exports.<br />
The Free Zone of Dubai International<br />
Airport took the second place with AED<br />
46.8 Billion, AED 25.8 Billion in imports<br />
and AED 21 Billion in exports.<br />
The Dubai Metals and Commodities<br />
Centre (DMCC) netted AED 6.3 Billion,<br />
AED 3.6 imports and AED 2.7 Billion<br />
exports, followed by Dubai Cars and<br />
Automotive Zone (DUCAMZ) which<br />
recorded AED 2.9 Billion, AED 1.8 Billion<br />
imports and AED 1.1 Billion exports.<br />
Dubai Internet City recorded AED 534<br />
Million, AED 472 Million for imports and<br />
AED 62 Million exports.<br />
Dubai Media City accounted for AED 251<br />
Million in business.<br />
And finally, Dubai International Financial<br />
Centre (DIFC) and Dubai Health City<br />
recorded imports worth AED 23.5 Million<br />
and AED 21.6 Million respectively.<br />
Supply Chain & Logistics Group | www.sclgme.org
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