{
  "id": 16906493,
  "title": "Canada, UAE boost trade network under new deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/canada-uae-boost-trade-network-under-new-deal",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-28T13:10:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Semafor",
    "slug": "semafor",
    "url": "https://www.semafor.com/article/10/28/2026/the-uae-pitches-itself-as-a-global-trade-gateway"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Despite the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, the UAE continues to position itself as a vital trade gateway connecting Asia, Africa, and Europe. The UAE and Canada recently signed a trade pact on Tuesday, with the UAE's Foreign Trade Minister Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi expressing optimism about the deal's potential to boost exports to the emirates in various sectors such as aerospace, cereals, machinery, and vehicles. Speaking to Semafor, Al Zeyoudi highlighted the UAE's strategic location and expanding network of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement partners as a pro-business platform for Canadian exporters and investors to gain seamless access to some of the world's fastest-growing economies.\n\nBilateral non-oil trade between Canada and the UAE surged by approximately 20% in 2025, reaching $4.2 billion. The UAE also committed to investing $50 billion in Canada back in November. This investment is already visible in the form of companies like Nova Chemicals in Calgary, now a part of Borouge International, a co-owned venture by Abu Dhabi's XRG, and the presence of DP World terminals in the Port of Vancouver. The trade pact has the potential to create new industrial capabilities and infrastructure projects, according to Al Zeyoudi.\n\nCanada has been a proactive commercial partner under Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is seeking to diversify the country's trade relationship amid challenges with the US.",
  "summary": "Prime Minister Mark Carney is seeking to offset the strain in the trade relationship with the US.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}