Sharjah Chamber signs up nearly 5,000 new member companies in 2023

Sharjah: The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has logged an impressive surge in new memberships this year, registering 4,981 new companies through the end of the third quarter.

With this increase, the chamber’s main branch and its other branches in Al Dhaid, Khor Fakkan, Dibba Al-Hisn, and Kalba now boast 45,373 active members.

The chamber unveiled these achievements, made in pursuit of its strategic priorities to boost the progress of sustainable economic development in Sharjah, during the sixth regular meeting of the SCCI board.

Key topics of discussion 

During the meeting, participants reviewed the SCCI’s key initiatives and achievements in 2023 and discussed several items on the agenda, most notably updates to ongoing projects, such as the dates project workflow plan.

Al Owais said the chamber’s achievements in 2023 reflect its commitment to meeting the strategic goals outlined in its 2022-2024 strategy. These goals include supporting the business sector, promoting positive practices leading to a sustainable economy, developing and diversifying Sharjah exports, managing strategic partnerships to develop a foreign trade exchange system, and attracting investments.

Al Owais noted that during 2023 the chamber has endeavoured to diversify its initiatives while launching top-tier economic and commercial events, programmes, and exhibitions to promote the ongoing economic development in the Emirate of Sharjah.

Al Awadi stated that the surge in memberships and certificates of origin since the beginning of the year is a testament to the chamber’s success in meeting most of its 2023 targets.

In this regard, the SCCI reported 40,392 membership renewals and 1,674 free zone memberships during the first nine months of 2023 and issued 58,798 certificates of origin.