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UAE Minister Optimistic Trade Flows Will Keep Growing This Year

Thani Ahmad Al Zeyoudi on Jan. 23.Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg

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By Joumanna Bercetche and Abeer Abu Omar

January 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM UTC

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The United Arab Emirates sees global trade growing this year, despite US President Donald Trump threatening to impose major tariffs on imports.

“The momentum in foreign trade and global trade is growing and I’m very optimistic” that will continue in 2025, the UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani Al Zeyoudi said to Bloomberg Television on Thursday.