Department of International Trade (DIT) Appoints CBD Corporate Services as Registered Provider to the Overseas Referral Network for the MEAP Region

Date Posted:Wed, 15th Dec 2021

Department of International Trade (DIT) Appoints CBD Corporate Services as Registered Provider to the Overseas Referral Network for the MEAP Region

As part of its Enhanced International Support Service (EISS), the UK Department for International Trade (DIT) has established an Overseas Referral Network to support UK businesses looking to enter or operate in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MEAP) region.

 

The EISS initiative will be implemented on 3 January 2022 and will bring together the best of private sector support through the creation of an approved network of providers (Overseas Referral Network) offering a full range of professional and commercial services to UK investors across the MEAP region.

CBD Corporate Services is pleased to announce its appointment as Registered Provider to the Overseas Referral Network for the MEAP region.

CBD, which has been headquartered in Dubai since 2014, specialises in supporting foreign organisations and investors to securely enter and operate their businesses throughout the UAE and broader GCC markets.

CBD has recently expanded its operations to Saudi Arabia, Qatar & Oman to service its clients regional growth. Its senior leadership team has over 50 years’ Middle East experience, both legal and commercial, and understands the challenges which foreign investors regularly face when starting, or operating, a business in this region.

CBD Partner, Helen Barrett, comments, “This long-standing regional know-how and close collaboration with both the UK and UAE government enables us to provide workable solutions to these everyday issues. We look forward to providing further support to UK investors across the MEAP region through our participation in the Overseas Referral Network.”