MALAYSIA TO TAKE PART IN CITYBUILD ABU DHABI

DUBAI, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia External Trade Development
Corporation (Matrade) will host one of the largest international pavilions at
the second edition of CityBuild Abu Dhabi, a business-to-business trade
exhibition for the building and construction industry.

Organisers said Matrade had committed to 1,000sq metres of space at the
event scheduled for April 17-20, 2011, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition
Centre.

Co-located alongside the 5th edition of Cityscape Abu Dhabi, the event will
spotlight the resilience of the construction industry in the United Arab
Emirates.

There are still 1,600 projects worth over US$560 billion in execution or
about to begin construction, according to a statement from CityBuild Abu Dhabi
organisers, IIR Middle East.

"We're delighted to have confirmed our co-location with CityBuild and
Cityscape Abu Dhabi. This crucial decision was an easy one, despite being
approached by other construction events in Abu Dhabi," said Matrade senior
trade commissioner Dzulkifli Mahmud.

"We wanted the security of working with an event that has four years of
history in the market, officially audited and guaranteed visitor numbers, not
to mention the full support of the Abu Dhabi government and other bodies," he
added.

The trade official described the event as a wonderful opportunity to build
relations between Malaysia and Abu Dhabi and "we're excited about the future
prospects this venture could lead to".

CityBuild Abu Dhabi is expected to attract more than 10,000 suppliers,
manufacturers, distributors and importers of products used in the construction
of real estate and infrastructure projects, together with buyers and
industry-wide trade professionals.
-- BERNAMA


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