Italian business mission visits Hamriyah Free Zone

• Over 130 chartered accountants from the Italian National Council of Chartered Accounts tour Hamriyah Free Zone
• HFZA has over 6500 companies - 56 of which are Italian

Sharjah UAE, November 11, 2015:  A delegation of Italian chartered accountants visited Hamriyah FreeZone  (HFZA) recently.   The team shared their insights and explored possibilities of mutual cooperation in various fields in Hamriyah Free Zone.  

"Our business mission is pleased to visit HFZA and to explore the opportunities and facilities available in the free zone as we wish to expand our reach to the Middle East market”,  said Filippo Invitti who led  the delegation that  consisted of over 130 chartered accountants from  the Italian National Council of Chartered Accounts.

On the occasion, Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) and Sharjah Airport International Free Zone ( SAIF  Zone) stressed on the  growing  bilateral trade between the UAE and Italy. 

Al Mazrouei said: “With the growing bilateral trade between the two countries and the encouraging response we received from the delegation and the other exhibitions we participated in Italy, we hope to see an increase in the number of Italian companies in HFZA in the coming months”.

Al Mazrouei also pointed out  that the Italian Industry & Commerce Office in the UAE   was first set up in Sharjah in 1999.

Ali Saeed Al Jarwan, Deputy Commercial Manager ;  TV Ramesh, Chief Finance Officer;  Salma S. Saqr, Head of Commercial Section, Mohammed Basheer, Head of  Foreign Trade, explained the various features of HFZA and the current trends to the delegation.

“It was a good chance to discuss potential business tie-ups with  the team  and to get an insight into the best-practice experiences and new areas of innovation”, said Ali Saeed Al Jarwan  

Currently, HFZA has over 6500 companies - 56 of which are Italian.