His Excellency Sami Al Qamzi Inaugurates China Homelife Dubai 2014

More than 1,000 companies showcase the latest in Chinese Innovations

26 November 2014, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: His Excellency Sami Al Qamzi, Director General of Dubai Department of Economic Development, has officially inaugurated today China Homelife Dubai 2014, the biggest Chinese products' sourcing platform in the MENA region.

Her Excellency was joined by Mr Tang Weibin, Consulate General of the People's Republic of China, as well as China Government representatives from Shanghai, Shenzhen and Ninxia as they toured the exhibition halls to meet scores of manufacturers in Dubai to sign new contracts and deals, as the show comes with high determination to further cohere the Chinese trade relations with the region.

This year's China Homelife Dubai Exhibition has surpassed 40% growth in exhibitors' numbers reaching more than 1,000 and expecting more than 10,000 visitors, showcasing a unique platform for Chinese companies exhibiting the latest household and home-related products, from furniture and interior décor, to textiles and garments, home and personal electronics, lighting, gifts items in addition to building materials, elevators and excavators.

Additionally, this year's show has introduced a highly customized buyers program, through which local and regional buyers were invited to one-to-one meetings with exhibitors, in the aim to support buyers in their search for qualified Chinese suppliers and business negotiations, all while facilitating the purpose of high quality Chinese companies in exploring the MENA region as a new export arena as they look to expand international business operations and source distribution partners.

With a steady 16% annual trade growth, the UAE – China relations have been increasingly developing in scale and significance, having historically been mounted on high-level trade, while the China – Dubai trade constitutes 12% of the Emirate's overall foreign trade, keeping pace with the salient boom in China's trade, surpassing other economic forces in the volume of foreign trade and placing China on top of Dubai's trading partners in 2014.