Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF ZONE) is the centrepiece of the Government of Sharjah’s commitment to free trade—one of the oldest, largest and fastest growing free-trade zones in the Middle East—which has been ranked as a premier business destination in the UAE. “This zone is designed as an ideal business platform to launch local and global operations for a number of international companies,” says Thomas Joseph, business development manager, SAIF ZONE, Government of Sharjah, UAE. He adds that out of 8000 companies now present in the zone, 50 percent are from India; and UAE is the third largest trading partner for Indian companies, next to the US and China. He further mentions that they expect some good leads from PackPlus 2016.