Hamdan Hails Dubai Investment Week
Calls for strengthening partnerships with the local and international investment community
Dubai
The Fourth edition of Dubai Investment Week will be held from October 7 to 11, 2018, according to the directives of Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council.
The event is dedicated to familiarising people with Dubai’s strategic features and its being as the city of the future, a gateway for regional markets and a global hub for businesses.
Shaikh Hamdan called for enhancing partnerships with active international institutions to keep abreast with future transformations in the field of foreign direct investments. This is in line with the vision of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to invest in innovation, foreseeing the future and actively participating in shaping the future of the world.
Shaikh Hamdan stressed the importance of strengthening partnerships with the local and international investment community and providing a comprehensive outlook on the pillars and developments of the current and future investment environment and opportunities in all major and emerging economic sectors in the emirate.
He also highlighted the importance of bolstering the cooperation between the private and public entities that support the National Agenda goals for the UAE 2021 and Dubai Plan 2021.
Dubai Investment Week will be organised by The Dubai Investment Development Agency, one of Dubai’s Department of Economic Development’s institutions.
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