Jordan Exporters Association (JEA), with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Business Growth Activity, is organizing participation of 18 local industrial companies from several industrial sectors in the Gulf Industrial Fair (GIF), which is scheduled to open in Dubai next Tuesday.
The participating Jordanian companies work in the fields of Arabian desserts, dates, chocolate, chips, nuts, Dead Sea products, and raw materials used in manufacturing chocolate, paper, plastic and industrial machinery. The three-day event includes other exhibitions of private brands, foodstuffs and manufacturing raw substances.
In a statement Saturday, JEA head, Ahmed Khudari, said GIF constitutes a “strong” opportunity for Jordanian industrial companies to promote their products and strike commercial partnerships.
The event also helps learn about the expertise of industrially advanced countries, especially in the food industries sector, which has become the focus of global attention, he pointed out.
JEA, he noted, seeks to enable Jordanian companies to learn about the latest manufacturing technologies by organizing Jordan’s participation in the fair, in addition to introducing the participants to the development and the high quality of national products.
He also pointed to the importance of expanding programs to support participation in foreign exhibitions, which are viewed as global trade platforms and the “most effective” way to promote Jordanian industry and its entry into new markets, and maintain the momentum gained by local companies in export markets during the past years.
Stimulating Jordanian industrial exports is a “key enabling” factor for achieving Jordan’s economic growth by increasing production and investment in the industrial sector, which contributes to providing more job opportunities and enhancing the Kingdom’s foreign currency reserves, he noted.
Meanwhile, JEA Director General, Halim Abu Rahma, said area of the Jordanian pavilion in the fair stands at 526 square meters, while the USAID Business Growth Activity provided support to some start-ups, small and medium-sized companies that meet the conditions to obtain its assistance.
JEA, within its objectives, will continue to provide services to exporters from various industrial sectors to find new markets for their products by taking part in specialized international exhibitions, Abu Rahma noted.
SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY