Low-cost Global Trade Routes: Insights into Local Investment Opportunities in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, by Its Representative in China | Frontline of Even
On July 25, the 2025 "From 'Ingenuity' to the 'World'" Overseas Expansion Conference jointly hosted by 36Kr and Qiantang Construction Investment landed in Qiantang, Zhejiang, discussing the "certainties" in the overseas expansion journey and helping more Chinese enterprises "go global" and "integrate into the local market".
Meanwhile, the parallel session "Investing in BRICS" - National Cooperation Matching Meeting will be held on the afternoon of July 25. The parallel session, themed "Jointly Building a New High - ground for Open Cooperation and Jointly Forging a New Future for BRICS Development", plans to invite relevant UAE units, overseas service providers, and representatives of overseas - going enterprises. It includes sessions such as investment opportunity promotion in the UAE and a round - table forum on exploring overseas investment cooperation models and experiences, aiming to promote exchanges and cooperation among all parties. After the meeting, all parties will focus on conducting practical cooperation matching in the UAE market.
Event Time: July 25, 2025
Event Venue: Jianghai Hall, Conference Center of Qiantang Junlan Grand Hotel
(Zhihuigu, Jiangdong Avenue, Qiantang District, Hangzhou City)
Guiding Units: Department of Commerce of Zhejiang Province, Secretariat of the China Cooperation Center for Special Economic Zones of BRICS Countries, Hangzhou Bureau of Commerce, Qiantang District Bureau of Commerce
Organizers: 36Kr, Qiantang Construction Investment Group
01 Ras Al Khaimah, a Pivot for Regional Manufacturing
In the north of the UAE, at the exit of the Strait of Hormuz, on a land area of only 1,700 square kilometers, there are the world's largest ceramic tile market, the largest pharmaceutical manufacturer in the Middle East, and the world's largest armored vehicle manufacturer - this is the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE. Although Ras Al Khaimah does not have abundant oil resources like Abu Dhabi, it has the highest industrial level in the UAE region. Manufacturing, as one of the economic pillars, covers core industries such as ceramics, pharmaceuticals, building materials, and armored vehicle manufacturing.
Ras Al Khaimah is located at the exit of the Strait of Hormuz and has the largest bulk cargo port in the Middle East - Saqr Port. It is only a 45 - minute drive from Dubai International Airport. 80% of the world's population can reach Ras Al Khaimah within 8 hours from all over the world, providing a convenient trade channel for more than 40,000 companies from over 100 countries and 50 different industries in the Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ).
02 High - profile Matching, Unlocking Overseas Business Opportunities in Ras Al Khaimah
Compared with Dubai and Abu Dhabi, one of the major advantages of Ras Al Khaimah is that the average living and business costs are 40% lower, and there is zero tariff on imported and re - exported goods. The rent for industrial land is also more affordable - for manufacturing enterprises with large land requirements and numerous equipment, this can effectively reduce the initial investment cost.
Facing the huge potential of the Ras Al Khaimah market, how can manufacturing enterprises accurately enter the market? How can they use local policy advantages to reduce the cost of establishment? How can they efficiently connect with local industrial chain resources... To answer the above questions, this "Investing in BRICS" - National Cooperation Matching Meeting has specially invited Song Jialiang, the representative of Ras Al Khaimah in China, as a high - profile guest to attend the event and give a keynote speech. He will introduce the market environment, investment advantages, risks and challenges in Ras Al Khaimah and answer questions on - site for Chinese enterprises that want to expand overseas to Ras Al Khaimah.
Focus on the UAE
Two - way Investment Development Opportunities
03 Event Agenda
13:30 - 14:00 Check - in and Admission
14:00 - 14:15 Opening Speech
Speech by Government Representative
14:15 - 15:30 UAE Theme Promotion
Representatives from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah, etc. conduct regional promotion
15:40 - 16:30 Round - table Dialogue
"How to Achieve Localized Operations in the UAE Market"
36Kr conducts a dialogue with enterprise representatives from PwC, Huizhi Group, Zanmei Automobile, etc.
16:30 - 16:40 Closing and Exchange
*The event agenda is subject to the actual on - site process.
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This article is from the WeChat official account "Hangzhou Qiantang Enterprise Overseas Service Base". The author is Zhejiang Enterprises Going Global. It is published with authorization from Qiantang.
