The
role of the industrial sector represents the locomotive of the economic sectors
and is one of its pillars of production at a rate of 17 percent of the
emirate's GDP.
Sharjah
is characterized with an ideal investment environment in the industrial sector
due to the facilities it offers to investors and the quality services it
provides.
It
also has one of the largest specialized areas of industry in the UAE, in
addition to its strategic location and its ports overlooking the Arabian Gulf
and the Gulf of Oman.
Speaking
about the booklet, Mariam Nasir Al Suwaidi, Deputy Director of Industrial
Affairs Department at the SEDD, said that the Sharjah Industrial Investment
Booklet provides a set of services and procedures adopted by the department.
She added that it is a tool for identifying and documenting services to ensure
continuous improvement by reviewing the procedures and processes implemented
while providing services to customers.
She
also confirmed that the booklet was translated into several languages,
including English, Hindi and Chinese, to reach various investors in the
industrial sector and to introduce the industrial area to them.
Industrial
licenses belonging to Chinese owners reached 36, while the licenses owned by
Indians reached 876, thus indicating the prosperity and growth of this sector
in Sharjah.
“These
publications are available on the official website of the department, to
facilitate access to them and provide the necessary information to various
investors in the emirate and abroad”, Al Suwaidi said.
(Credits: WAM )