Revenues from the energy sector have driven increased project investment in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE are rich in opportunity and remarkably open to American products, services and technology. The leading sectors for U.S. export and investment in these markets are:

• air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment;
• architectural, construction, engineering services;
• automotive parts and equipment;
• building products, construction equipment and tools;
• education services and equipment;
• franchising;
• information technology, computers & peripherals;
• medical equipment & services;
• mining industry equipment;
• oil and gas field machinery and equipment;
• pollution control equipment;
• security & safety equipment; and
• telecommunications services and equipment.

If your company is engaged in one of these industry sectors and is interested in exploring new business opportunities in the Middle East, make sure to attend the WTCGP breakfast briefing “Doing Business in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)” on Thursday, July 10, 2008.

Our panel will feature: Ed Burton, president of the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council; Peter O’Neill, executive director of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Center for Trade Development, and Joanna Savvides, president of the WTCGP.

Be the first to know about the upcoming joint WTCGP - PA trade mission to the region, as well as WTCA General Assembly to be held in Dubai, UAE from November 7-10, 2008. Register online now!

The WTCGP would like to thank Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC for hosting this event.

Sources: “Doing Business in Saudi Arabia: 2008 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies 2008,” “Doing Business in Qatar: 2008 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies 2008,” “Doing Business in United Arab Emirates: 2008 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies 2008” by the U.S. Commercial Service and statistical data by presented by the Office of Trade and Industry Information (OTII), Manufacturing and Services, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

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