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DUBAI / WAM
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday visited a side exhibition of the Global Business Forum (GBF), held in Jumeirah City. He was accompanied by His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
During his tour of the exhibition, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid was briefed about the representative offices launched by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in several African capitals and in cities in China and Latin America and their role in promoting the UAE, especially Dubai and the logistical facilitation it
provides, as well as its strategic location and business environment.
The Dubai Chamber has 11 offices in Kenya, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Ghana, Argentina, Brazil and Panama, as well as four offices in Azerbaijan and India and two offices in China, in Shanghai and Shenzhen.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed was also briefed about the objectives and agenda of a joint start-up training programme organised by the UAE and some African countries to educate talented youth who have innovative entrepreneurship ideas.
The programme aims to highlight promising investment opportunities in Dubai and Africa.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed praised the role of the Dubai Chamber and its working teams in reinforcing the country’s position on the world economic map and promoting Dubai as a destination for gathering business leaders, artists, intellectuals and those seeking stability, work and social compassion.
“We plant flowers in our country’s parks and encourage culture, art, beauty, giving and tolerance in our community, so our beloved country can remain an icon of peace and human civilisations. Bless the ideas and efforts of all talented people and those interested in these noble values,” he said.
Sheikh Mohammed was accompanied during his tour by Majid Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman of the Dubai Ports and Customs Corporation, Khalifa Saeed Sulaiman, Director-General of the Dubai Protocol and Hospitality Department.
Sheikh Mohammed receives African leaders
DUBAI / WAM
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday met a number of African leaders on the sidelines of the Global Business Forum on Africa 2019, which is being held in Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.
In one meeting, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed received Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe. The Vice President welcomed Mnangagwa and praised his participation in the two-day Business Forum, which is organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The two leaders reviewed bilateral relations between their countries and ways of bolstering cooperation, especially in the investment field.
Sheikh Mohammed also exchanged talks in another meeting with Carlos Agostinho do Rosario, Prime Minister of Mozambique, on the levels of cooperation between the UAE and Mozambique and means of enhancing them in various fields, namely in investment, trade exchange and infrastructure investment in the African nation.
The UAE Vice President also received Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda, to review bilateral relations and to seek new horizons for building investment partnerships between the two countries, especially in Uganda’s infrastructure sector.
Sheikh Mohammed also received this afternoon President George Weah of Liberia, where ways to further develop friendly relations and cooperation between the UAE and Liberia in various fields were reviewed. The meeting also tackled ways to build bridges of communication between the two countries and build investment and economic partnerships to achieve the common interests of the two peoples.
Furthermore, Sheikh Mohammed welcomed African officials and delegates to the 5th Africa Global Business Forum, which seeks to explore opportunities in Africa’s rich natural resources, especially agriculture and minerals.
The meetings were attended by HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, Majid Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, DP World Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, a host of other officials, and members of delegations accompanying the African officials.
Sheikh Mohammed praised the role of the Dubai Chamber and its working teams in reinforcing the country’s position on the world economic map and promoting Dubai as a destination for gathering business leaders, artists, intellectuals and those seeking stability, work and social compassion.
“We plant flowers in our country’s parks and encourage culture, art, beauty, giving and tolerance in our community, so our beloved country can remain an icon of peace and human civilisations. Bless the ideas and efforts of all talented people and those interested in these noble values