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Dubai Chamber’s representative offices in Latin America recently organised a webinar to promote Expo 2020 Dubai as a platform to doing business in Dubai and educate businesspeople from the region about the competitive advantages that the emirate offers.

The webinar, titled Webinar: Expo 2020: Your Platform for Doing Business in Dubai, attracted over 600 participants from 20 countries, representing a wide range of sectors, including consulting, manufacturing, government, advertising, retail and financial services.

During the webinar, the heads of Dubai Chamber’s offices in Brazil, Panama and Argentina provided an overview on various Latin American countries’ plans and strategies for Expo 2020 Dubai, as well as their expectations for the mega event.

Addressing participants, Omar Khan, Director of International Offices at Dubai Chamber, said the virtual event offered an ideal platform for Latin American companies to learn about how Expo 2020 Dubai provides businesses a platform to attract investment, forge trade agreements and promote international cooperation.

He noted that as an official partner for Expo 2020 Dubai, Dubai Chamber is focusing its efforts on promoting the mega event in the global arena, engaging with business communities across the region and exploring new avenues of economic cooperation through the Global Business Forum Latin America 2022, which takes place on the sidelines of Expo 2020 Dubai.

The event concluded with video messages from general commissioners of Chile, Argentina, Panama, Peru, Colombia, Guatemala, Paraguay and Costa Rica, who spoke about each country’s preparations for Expo 2020 Dubai and the significance of the event for the region, as well as expanding relations between UAE and Latin American business communities.