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- Tradeling offers the first three transactions free of any commission charges for ProChile clients in addition to a dedicated support portal to help them expand their business into the region
Dubai: Tradeling, the hyper-growing eMarketplace focused on business-to-business (B2B) transactions in the Middle East and North Africa region, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ProChile to enable and encourage Chilean brands and retailers to export to the MENA region by listing and trading their products on the Tradeling.com e-commerce platform.
The official signing of the agreement took place on September 28 in the United Arab Emirates, where Marius Ciavola, CEO of Tradeling, Jorge O’Ryan, General Director of ProChile and Jorge Daccarett, Chile Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain & Qatar | and Commissioner General to Expo Dubai participated.
The collaboration will facilitate the introduction of Chilean brands, including ProChile clients, to the MENA region market. Similarly, ProChile will provide Tradeling with links to Chilean trade associations and business groups and will include Tradeling in each Chilean delegation to the United Arab Emirates to explore business opportunities.
“After months of working with Tradeling, we were able to finalize this great alliance that will allow Chilean exporters to market their products in the Middle East and North Africa, an area in constant growth that takes on special relevance in the context of the Expo. 2020 Dubai”, highlighted the General Director of ProChile, Jorge O'Ryan.
He added: "As ProChile we are happy to continue adding opportunities for our beneficiaries, who through Tradeling will be able to access a platform that exhibits tens of thousands of products in 13 verticals”.
“The collaboration with ProChile highlights the enormous potential that the MENA region offers for B2B e-commerce for global enterprises. We will support and train the e-commerce team of ProChile on the Tradeling platform, which will benefit its clients and Chilean companies. In addition to engaging with businesses in Chile, we will also provide logistics and fulfilment support along with other value added services such as trade finance and product registration and certification to help Chilean companies to do business in MENA without necessarily setting foot in the region”, explained Marius Ciavola, CEO of Tradeling.
As part of the MoU, the first three transactions will be free of any commission charges for ProChile clients selling their products on Tradeling. In addition, Tradeling will create a dedicated landing page on tradeling.com for ProChile members to give them access to the dynamic MENA market.
The non-oil trade exchange between the UAE and Chile has significantly increased in recent years, increasing 21 per cent between 2018 and 2019 from US$271.2 million to $329.2 million. During the same period, UAE exports to Chile grew by 65 percent from $17.9 million to $29.5 million.[1]
Led by a team of experienced technology startup builders, Tradeling ensures a reliable and smooth trade process in addition to providing logistics and financing solutions. Connecting global suppliers with MENA-based demand, the platform leverages advanced technology to optimise the supply chain and creates economic value in addition to mitigating risks. Today, Tradeling has over 80,000 registered buyers and sellers from 50+ countries with gross merchandising value growth of more than 65% month over month.
The signing of this agreement is an additional action contemplated in ProChile's strategic plan to promote international trade through e-commerce, thus diversifying the possibilities of reaching international markets.
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About Tradeling:
Tradeling is building the dominant business-to-business ecosystem in MENA, with its eMarketplace and other platforms such as edukaan and Tradeling Pro, catering for all types of business customers. Led by a team of experienced technology startup builders, with strong financial backing through Dubai Airport Free Zone (DAFZA), Tradeling is on its mission to become the main search and sourcing tool for business buyers across the region.
Tradeling ensures a reliable and smooth trade process in addition to providing logistics and financing solutions. Connecting global suppliers with MENA-based demand, Tradeling leverages advanced technology to optimize the supply chain and creates economic value in addition to mitigating risks. Enabling buyers to find the right products and materials as well as engage with new suppliers and Middle Eastern buyers, Tradeling helps in negotiating prices and delivering end-to-end services for business-to-business trade engagement. For more information, visit Tradeling or connect on Linkedin
About ProChile:
ProChile is the institution of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in charge of promoting the exportable supply of Chilean goods and services. In this way, it contributes to the development of the country, through the internationalization of Chilean companies, the promotion of the country's image, foreign investment and tourism, through a national and international network of specialized and committed people.
For more information, please contact:
Hadil Elmaki
Communications Manager at Tradeling
PR@tradeling.com
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