Mr Sameer Gupta Chairman - CII Western U.P Zonal Council said that India is expected to continue its 7-8% growth trajectory for the long term, and hence its need for trade partnership will continue to rise in the future. UAE will play an important role in this growth process, as one of the largest trading partner. He said that the relationship between India and the UAE has been built by long standing people-to-people and commercial contacts. And it has metamorphosed into a significant partnership in the economic and commercial sphere with the UAE emerging as the second largest market globally for Indian products. At the same time, Indians have emerged as important investors within the UAE and India is an important export destination for the UAE manufactured goods.

Mr Humaid Al-Khatri , Commercial Director at SAIF Zone Authority   addressed the participants on what the SAIF Zone has to offer to the prospective investors.

Set-up in 1995, Sharjah Airport International Free Zone(SAIF-Zone) ,is a premier business destination situated in the Emirate of Sharjah - the 'industrial powerhouse’ of the UAE with a modern infrastructure and an emphasis on cost effectiveness.  Over 5500 companies from 132 countries that are  operating out of it of which 40% are of Indian origin carrying out varied business activities like light to medium manufacturing, trading and providing services such as IT, consultancy, etc said Mr Khatri.
 
Mr Raed Bukhatir , Head of Sales – SAIF Zone Authority said that UAE is free from bureaucratic red tapism which allows the registration process & licenses to be issued within 24 hours. The other benefits the investor enjoy are 100% foreign ownership, 100% repatriation of capital and profits, 100% exemption from income and corporate taxes, on site labour accommodation,  access to over 2 billion Consumers and more.  Sharjah and its business community benefit by being the only emirate in the UAE with seaports on both the Arabian Gulf and the Indian Ocean. Combined with the facilities at Sharjah International Airport, this location provides the SAIF-Zone a unique logistical advantage via superb Land, Sea and Air links.

Sharjah and its business community benefit by being the only emirate in the UAE with seaports on both the Arabian Gulf (Port Khalid) and the Indian Ocean (Port Khor Fakkan). Combined with the facilities at Sharjah International Airport, this location provides the SAIF-Zone a unique logistical advantage via superb Land, Sea and Air links.

Encouraged by growing success over the years, the SAIF-Zone is now embarking on its next phase of expansion to meet the growing demand of its investors wanting to set up operations at the Zone.   It is in this context that we today are visiting selected cities in India once again to offer our services  and the opportunity to Indian investors to set-up their businesses at the SAIF-Zone, Sharjah  said Mr Thomas Joseph - Senior Marketing & Sales Officer at SAIF Zone Authority

The free zone's “one window” concept provides all administrative services under one roof.  Equipped with the state-of-the-art facilities, the SAIF-Zone offers unbeatable trade incentives and unparalleled benefits to its investors making it the "free zone of choice". said Mr Mayank Ajay Gupta, Immediate Past Chairman – CII Western UP Zonal Council in the session which was attended by over 150 representatives from industry of NCR.