Dear Members and Fellow Tejarians,

Tejari’s spirit, commitment and strength remain steadfastly focused on the emerging world in exciting, educating and enabling businesses to join in on the transformation of world trade.

Emerging markets currently account for only twenty percent of world trade, but in less than fifteen years time that figure is estimated to reach fifty percent. Tejari will play a key role intensifying that transformation.

This radical shift will position these developing nations to soon be the new center of the world economy. A fresh wave of Fortune 1000 businesses, agile governments, and vast SME trading communities seek to be the powerhouses that drive global trade, and Tejari will provide them with the knowledge and the tools to turn their potential into a reality. We have the expertise, the passion and the track record to be at the heart of e-commerce for these emerging economies. Our future is their future.

Most international development agencies measure the economic potential of a country based on the level of their ICT infrastructure and e-readiness ― namely, their ability to embrace the new economy. It’s amazing to think that countries such as China, India, Russia, Brazil and much of the Middle East are only just beginning their e-revolution, but they are, and we will be there to support them. Our presence in these regions will drive the strength and growth of their businesses as they become a massive online trading force. The next few years are critical and Tejari will be there to help these markets develop and capture the world’s stage.

Since Tejari’s launch in 2000, incredible advances in e-commerce have been realized, not just within the company, but around the world and Tejari has played a vital role in ensuring the Middle East hasn’t been left behind.

We have brought global best practices and changed the face of how business in this region is conducted. Over 200,000 companies from fifteen countries now rely on Tejari to help them find and conduct their trade online; moreover, in 2008 transactions on the Tejari marketplace have crossed the $US 7.7 billion mark. That’s an amazing achievement in itself, but we have only just begun.

We are already firmly established as the Middle East’s largest buyer network, with franchises across the region using the Tejari model to help buyers move their procurement online and in readying sellers to be equally transaction-capable in bidding on these opportunities. It is this model that we are taking to the world’s emerging markets to help create more opportunities and develop a much greater volume of trade both locally and cross-border.

We already know that there are enormous online opportunities for private and public companies in emerging economies, and we will share our expertise to help them find new business, negotiate and trade. We will educate, enhance and equip them to be e-ready for the new global economy.

We now have affordable electronic e-commerce packages, state of the art technologies, and comprehensive e-readiness training™ programs to enable businesses to trade easier, faster, more transparently and more efficiently. We educate, we consult and we support. Above all, we stand by these emerging economies as a partner in their development. We are a world class company on a worldwide stage.

Our commitment at Tejari is absolute and our dedication to reaching new markets is total.

Welcome to the new Tejari.com. Be a part of the future of commerce.

Chief Executive Officer
Tejari