Below a comprehensive list of Business Councils, provided by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (www.dubaichamber.com/who-we-are/about-dubai-chamber) was established in 1965. It’s a non-profit public organization whose mission is to represent, support and protect the interests of the business community in Dubai. It does so by creating a favorable environment; promoting Dubai as an international business hub and by supporting the development of business.
Through these Business Councils, Dubai aims to boost economic co-operation and enhance commerce between the business communities of Dubai, as well as the bilateral trade relations between countries.
I am personally a member of the Netherlands Business Council (see www.nbcdubai.com) and have attended events organised by others too in the UAE. They have been excellent. I recommend joining one or several, whether you are new to the Middle East or have been on the ground for some time already.
| Business Council | Website |
| Algerian Business Council | www.algerianbc.com |
| American Business Council | www.abcdubai.com |
| Australian Business Council | www.abcduae.com |
| Austrian Business Council | www.austriatrade.org.ae |
| Bangladesh Business Council | www.bangladeshbusinesscouncil.com |
| Belgian Business Council | www.bbc-uae.org |
| British Business Group | bbg.olasoft.com |
| Canadian Business Council | www.cbc-dubai.com |
| Chinese Business Council | |
| Czech Business Council | www.cbcdubai.cz |
| Finnish Business Council | fbcuae.fi |
| French Business Council | www.fbcdubai.com |
| Indian Business & Professional Council | www.ibpcdubai.com |
| Iranian Business Council | www.ibc.ae |
| Irish Business Council | www.irishbusinessnetwork.me |
| Italian Business Council | www.italianbusinesscouncil.com |
| Japanese Business Council | |
| Jordanian Business Council | www.jbcdubai.com |
| Kuwaiti Business Council | kuwaitbc.ae |
| Lebanese Business Council | www.lbcdubai.com |
| Malaysian Business Council | www.mbc-uae.com |
| Nepali Business Council | www.nbcdxb.com/about.php |
| Netherlands Business Council | www.nbcdubai.com |
| Norwegian Business Council | www.nbcuae.org |
| Omani Business Council | |
| Palestinian Business Council | pbcuae.ae |
| Pakistan Business Council | www.pbcdubai.com |
| Philippines Business Council | www.philippinebusiness.biz |
| Portuguese Business Council | www.portuguesebusinesscouncil.com |
| Russian Business Council | www.rbcdubai.org |
| Singapore Business Council | sbcuae.org |
| South African Business Council | www.sabco-uae.org |
| Spanish Business Council | www.spanishbusinesscouncil.ae |
| Sri Lankan Business Council | www.slbcdubai.com |
| Swedish Business Council | www.sbcuae.se |
| Swiss Business Council | www.swissbcuae.com |
| Syrian Business Council | www.sbc.ae |
| Thai Business Council | www.tbcuae.com |
| Tunisian Business Council | www.tbc.ae |
| Turkish Business Council | www.tbcdubai.org |
| Ukranian Business Council | ubcdubai.org |
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