Dubai – Mubasher: Saudi Arabia led the most strategic destinations of Dubai’s external trade, Saed Al Awadi, CEO of Dubai Exports said.

The largest Arab country and GCC partner in the UAE’s trade is Saudi Arabia, Al Awadi added.

The external non-oil trade of Dubai with the Kingdom reached AED 15.22 billion during the first quarter of 2017.

The UAE’s external non-oil trade increased 3.2% during Q1-17, according to a new statistic by the Federal Customs Authority (FCA).

The external non-oil trade of the UAE with Saudi Arabia stood at AED 19.9 billion, followed by Kuwait with AED 7.3 billion, Oman with AED 7.1 billion, and Bahrain with AED 4.2 billion.