DWTC witnessed a 12.5% increase in visitor numbers
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Dubai World Trade Centre for the year 2012 announced the performance for 2012 with more than 1.85 million visitors and circa 37,000 companies using the events as a trading, promotional and sales platform for the MENASA region.
HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Board of Dubai World Trade Centre, announced the figures at the annual Board Meeting.
The Board Members in attendance included His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Deputy Chairman; Butti Saeed Al Ghandi; Ziad Abdulla Galadari; Abdulla Mohammed Rafia; Khalifa Saeed Al Zaffin; Saoud Ibrahim Obaidalla; Abdulrahman Mohammed Rashid Al Sharid; and Helal Saeed Almarri, Director General of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing and CEO of Dubai World Trade Centre.
A 2011 study showed that Dubai World Trade Centre generates more than AED6.5bn for Dubai’s economy – a contribution of 2.1% of the Emirate’s total GDP. The 2012 results represent a 12.5% increase in visitor numbers and a 5.5% rise in exhibitor numbers on 2011 figures.
Helal Saeed Almarri, Director General of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing and CEO of Dubai World Trade Centre, said: “Estimates show that over the next five years the city’s trade traffic will grow by an average of 5-7% per annum, with a substantial amount of business coming by virtue of being on the arterial routes linking growth economies across Latin America, Africa and the East,” he added.