UAE non-oil foreign trade exceeds Dhs1 trillion in 6 months, says Sheikh Mohammed

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, confirmed that the UAE's non-oil foreign trade exceeded Dhs1 trillion in just six months.

Sheikh Mohammed said on his Twitter account on Monday, "For the first time, our non-oil foreign trade exceeded Dhs1 trillion in just half a year... with a growth of 17% over the first half of this year, proving to the world the recovery of the international trade after the most difficult pandemic that the world has passed through.”

Sheikh Mohammed added: "Our economic growth is progressive and solid, our trade environment is the best, our infrastructure is matchless, and our economic approach is consistent, fair and open to everyone... We are optimistic about the future."