Past Events

Once a month, the VOKA - Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Mechelen organizes its “bar international” which puts a foreign country in the spotlight.

On 09 September 2015, the Arab-Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce teamed up with VOKA and FIT to organize their “Bar International UAE”.

This event, which has been a real success, allowed participants to get to know more on business opportunities and on how to conduct business in the United Arab Emirates”.

Indeed, a panel of experts joined us to explore the question:

After a welcome note by Mr. frédéric Achten, Director of VOKA - Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Mechelen, H.E. Sulaiman Hamid Almazrroui, Ambassador of the UAE to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg - Head of Mission to the European Union, took the floor and provided a complete picture of the UAE.

In turn, Mr. Edouard Renson, Flemish economic representative for the United Arab Emirates, gave a global approach of the UAE market while Mr. Andy Cools, Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), concentrated on the tax regime in the UAE.

Mr. Qaisar Hijazin, Secretary of General of ABLCC, for its part, focused on intercultural aspects when doing business with the UAE.

Afterwards, Mrs. Nadia Rinawi, Regional Manager Europe for RAK Free Trade Zone, provided the participants with all necessary practical information to set up a business in Ras al Khaimah.

Finally, Mr. Dominique Delcroix, Business Manager at Ipsam Technology, shared Ipsam’s experience in conducting business in the Middle East.

To bring to a close this interesting event, the participants had the opportunity to build up contacts during a networking reception with UAE specialties.

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