Potential MEBC member companies meet with visiting Dubai Representative in Edinburgh
The MEBC Edinburgh office enjoyed a visit on 13th August 2009 by Frank Henderson from the MEBC in Dubai. Frank had several one-to-one meetings booked with both members and also companies who wished to explore the possibility of operating or opening an office in the UAE or indeed another GCC State. Companies from the Construction, Retail, Software, Leisure, Renewable Energy and Tourism Sectors were all represented.
Frank, who never misses a photo opportunity and Ewan discussing the next MEBC client meeting
It is planned this will be an on-going positioning where we continually link potential members into an appropriate Middle East market, this enables us to follow-up on specific market research, local knowledge and general awareness through on-going contacts in the region by our Middle East Economic Development Team.
Frank commented that “It is great to see so many Scottish businesses from such a broad-spectrum of sectors showing the continued desire to focus on this market thus addressing the huge potential for commerce and trade ex Scotland in the Middle East. Being based in Dubai, an area that has seen both boom and consolidation over the past year, I am acutely aware of how critical it is to approach the market with the correct business model and just as importantly, via a fit-for-purpose sponsorship channel to avoid lead-in times that will throw-up early, potentially challenging cash flows’’ Frank also stated that at present the markets of Qatar and Abu Dhabi presented great opportunities for all sectors.