Dubai: As part of its mission to represent, support and protect the interests of the business community, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently hosted the 3rd quarterly roundtable meeting with representatives of the Business Councils and Groups operating under its umbrella.

The objective behind these quarterly meetings is to reinforce two-way communication with all the Chamber ‘s stakeholders as well as to discuss challenges, exchange views on the latest economic developments while also finding solutions to the obstacles that limit their business activities, and to make recommendations to the relevant government authorities.

During the meeting, the participants spoke about some of the major challenges facing their businesses, most notably the acquisition of funds for small and medium enterprises, and the rising costs of operating their businesses.

They also suggested inviting representatives of the commercial offices of different countries operating in the emirate to the meetings to discuss joint cooperation with the business groups and councils as the Chamber agreed to the proposal.