The country has approved a national agenda which includes 24 initiatives aimed at achieving the goal over the next 7 years.
Doubling re-exports will significantly increase the UAE's GDP. According to Thani Al Zeyoudi, the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, every dollar of goods re-exported by the Emirates will add 12 cents to the country's GDP (that is 3.5 times as much as at present).
Doubling re-exports will also improve logistics infrastructure, increase FDI inflows, strengthen global supply chains and support job creation.