Dubai Investments to participate in UAE Expo 2011

Press release

Published November 29th, 2011 - 09:36 GMT

Dubai Investments

Dubai Investments PJSC (DI), the largest investment company listed on the Dubai Financial Market, today announced it will participate in the inaugural edition of the UAE Expo 2011.

The event, organised jointly by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade and the Consulate General in Karachi, is intended to strengthen trade and business ties between the UAE and Pakistan. To be held at the Karachi Expo Centre, the trade fair will run from 30 November - 2 December.

UAE Expo 2011 will be inaugurated by Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade of the UAE.

Shukri Al Mehairi, General Manager, Dubai Investment Industries, said: “UAE Expo 2011 will provide participating companies, from the UAE and Pakistan, an opportunity to further bilateral trade, forge ties for future ventures and create new business routes. The event is expected to draw a selected group of trade visitors and will offer a strategic platform for us to achieve our commercial objectives in Pakistan.

“The UAE Expo 2011 is focused on industrial products while Dubai Investments' business cuts across diversified manufacturing segments such as glass, aluminium, steel, cranes, pharmaceuticals, polystyrene, and IT. This makes the event an ideal platform to showcase Dubai Investments.”

Background Information

Dubai Investments

Dubai Investments PJSC is a leading public joint stock company listed on the Dubai Financial Market with over 16,771 shareholders and a paid-up capital of AED 4 billion. Incorporated in 1995, the Company has grown exponentially with investments in a number of businesses across a number of sectors, ranging from real estate, processing industries, mergers and acquisitions, healthcare, education to financial investments in the UAE and the Middle East. Dubai Investments continues to create positive economic impact and long-term value for its stakeholders by investing in sustainable, growth sectors in markets across the globe.