Dubai Chamber records 64% membership growth in Q1 2022

Dubai Chamber has recorded a 64% year-over-year membership growth in Q1 2022.

More than 10,000 companies joined Dubai Chamber of Commerce as members during the first quarter of 2022 which was a 64 percent year-over-year growth in new membership for the same quarter in 2021.

Member exports and re-exports saw 11.3 percent growth over the same period last year, while their value reached AED 61 billion.

The number of certificates of origin issued by the Chamber during the first quarter of this year amounted to 178,654 certificates, a growth of 7.1 percent from 2021.

Dubai Chamber of Commerce reported that membership is now close to 300,000, making it one of the world’s largest membership-based chambers of commerce.

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