Ajman Free Zone Authority has established its official presence in Pakistan by opening up an office in Karachi. A ceremony in this regard was held on Tuesday which was attended by HE Mahmoud Khalil Al Hashimi, General Manager of Ajman Free Zone Authority, apart from other representatives of Ajman Free Zone.
The new office is in line with Ajman Free Zone global expansion plan after opening India, Dubai and Manchester offices. Emirates Express will work as the sole authorised representative of Ajman Free Zone (AFZA) in Pakistan and it will assist businessmen with all the legal formalities required to set up and register a new company with total ease in Ajman Free Zone, UAE.
He informed that there were over 14,000 registered companies in Ajman Free Zone and a large number of Pakistani companies were also operating in Ajman. Hashimi informed that trade between Pakistan and UAE stands at $9 billion.
Al Hashimi said: “The opening of the new office is a logical and expected phase within a strategic framework set by Ajman Free Zone for geographical expansion in international markets”. He further pointed out that Free Zone orientations about global expansion were well planned to ensure their integration with local operations and customers’ needs and comes in line with the overall vision set by senior leadership in this aspect.
Mahmoud Khalil Al Hashimi also inaugurated the new office with a remarkable presence of business community in Karachi. During the ceremony, Al Hashimi explained that opening new office in Pakistan was an important stage to reinforce and push forward investment operations in the Free Zone as the office will be the main contact centre with companies and aspiring entities to take advantage of investment opportunities in Ajman. This would support development and opening up local market in addition to creating new business partnerships, he added.
