USA – UAE

BY KEITH NUTHALLUNITED Arab Emirates (UAE) knitted clothing exports to the United States are expected to be boosted in the future by a new Trade and Investment Framework Agreement signed by the two countries. The US imported US$1.1 billion million in UAE goods in 2003, with knitted apparel a key component of this commerce, (along with woven clothes and oil). Under the deal, a joint trade council will be established to expand bilateral trade and investment through a "permanent dialogue" involving senior officials, also helping to resolve commercial disputes. It ...


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