Dubai Chamber debuts online trading portal

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry has gone live with their online trading community portal that presently connects more than 200,000 companies worldwide.

DubaiBizMatch.com will match business opportunities in Dubai with the needs of the worldwide business community by enabling companies to trade products and services.

At a recent press conference to announce the initiative, HE Hamad Buamim, director general, Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry stated that creating a favorable investment environment was a key objective and that the new portal will play an important role in the future of trade and commerce in the city.

The platform, which was custom-made by Tejari, features a number of services including virtual showrooms to display products and in-depth market research reports. Two 'connect packages' are currently offered - Trade Direct Program (TDP) and the Export Promotion Program (EPP).

'The number of businesses opening in the emerging markets is growing exponentially, with a variety of different industries and sectors booming in both performance and size,” said Omar Hijazi, CEO of Tejari. “This necessitates a need for the latest in trading platforms and procedures in a convenient and time efficient manner and this portal will further enhance Dubai's e-readiness levels by bringing the global community closer to the Emirate.”