SBWC trade mission visits Bangkok

Business Bureau, Gulf Today

Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC), an affiliate of the NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA), has recently concluded a trade mission to Bangkok, Thailand, during which five business women from its membership met several Thailand-based corporations to gauge Thai business potential in fashion, jewellery and business services sectors.

The five-day trade mission, aligns with SBWC’s efforts aimed at supporting UAE-based business women and entrepreneurs to explore potential opportunities in international markets. The visit offered these women a platform to network with Thai and foreign business owners, investors and trading partners in their respective fields.

Headed by Sheikha Hind bint Majid Al Qassimi, Chairperson of SBWC; the trade mission delegates comprised HE Reem BinKaram, Director of NAMA; HE Erum Mazher Alvie, Senior Advisor in the Executive Office of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Al Qasimi; Mariam bin Al Shaikh, Membership and Services Manager, SBWC; and a host of SBWC representatives.

Sheikha Hind Bint Majid Al Qassimi noted that the trade mission taps into opportunities created by global economic trends moving favourably towards emerging markets, given its remarkable growth rates in both traditional and newly forming sectors of services and trade. The Thai market is steadily growing in importance among foreign investments in sectors like fashion.

Sheikha Hind Bint Majid Al Qassimi pointed out that these factors motivated SBWC to look for new business opportunities in Thailand. She discussed the government’s incentives aimed at attracting foreign investors to Thailand, including the advantages offered by the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) and other public entities, namely the reduction or exemption (in some cases) of cost, easy business registration process, expert business support services, and more.