U.S. Arab Chamber of Commerce Connects Los Angeles Business Community to the Gulf Cooperation Council Nations

posted on: May 6, 2014

Nearly 150 business leaders registered to attend the event, which highlighted business opportunities in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The event was sponsored by Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, which will launch daily nonstop service from Abu Dhabi to Los Angeles starting June 1.

Partners in this first-of-its-kind event included: The City of Los Angeles, the District Export Council of Southern California, the Export – Import Bank of the United States, the Los Angeles Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association, the Los Angeles Regional Export Council, the Port of Los Angeles, and the U.S. Commercial Service.

“NUSACC was privileged to work with so many great partners in Los Angeles, and I thank Ms. Rim Elbayar-Aly, Director of NUSACC’s office in L.A., for pulling this important event together,” said David Hamod, President & CEO of the Chamber. “This gathering helped to inform L.A.-area companies about some of the outstanding business opportunities in the GCC, one of the fastest growing markets in the world.”

U.S. Arab Chamber of Commerce