While both organisations seek to promote and increase bilateral trade between the UK and the UAE, the UAE-UK Business Council is a high-level CEO forum that aims to identify areas where the two sides can co-operate to extend trading relations, while removing market barriers. The British Business Group (of which there are two in the UAE, in Abu Dhabi and Dubai and the Northern Emirates) provides a platform for the British business community to network, share best practice, and demonstrate in practical terms the commitment of British business to the country and the wider region.
The UAE-UK Business Council and the British Business Groups work closely together to identify ways of enhancing opportunities and benefits for the business community and the two-way trading relationship. Both BBG Chairmen are members of the UAE-UK Business Council.