But it added that a lack of direct flights between Dubai and Lima is continuing to subdue trade between the two countries.
The TTIOP said it has been able to increase exports to the UAE despite a variety of challenges, such as the distance between the two countries and a lack of awareness among businesses. But it said the biggest obstacle remains the absence of direct flights between the countries, with cargo as well as airline passengers required to transit through other airports.
“Our greatest challenge is connectivity. It takes around 42 days to ship goods from Peru to the UAE, so produce is often shipped to a port in Europe and from there flown to Dubai,” said Alvaro Silva-Santisteban, director of the TTIOP.
Arabianbusiness.com describes how since 2016, major UAE businesses such as DP World and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority have made multi-million-dollar investments in the country’s shipping, logistics and energy sectors. Peru, a country of 31 million people, more than 14,800 kilometres and nine time-zones away from the UAE, counts the Emirates among its top 20 export markets.
