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11/14/22, 2:49 PM Emirates News Agency - Mohammed bin Rashid chairs Cabinet meeting and approves the convening of the UAE Government Annual Meet…
Authority, volunteers and all citizens and residents who formed one team that successfully overcame one of the
biggest health challenges that humanity has ever experienced… Thank you UAE team”.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid added: “The cabinet approved the convening of the UAE
Government Annual Meetings on November 22nd in Abu Dhabi. The meetings will be attended by 500 senior
federal and local officials. The goal is to review performance during the previous year, and agree on our most
important development projects at the national level for the next year.”

His Highness added, “At our meeting, we approved the joining of the UAE to the Global Alliance for Green
Economy, which aims to consolidate the global transformation towards more sustainable economy to preserve
the environment in preparation for the UAE to host the COP28 next year. We wish Egypt all success in the
current session.”

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said, “At the cabinet meeting, we approved a comprehensive
development project for the federal government staff to enhance the readiness for the future by training on the
skills required for the coming period… Investing in our cadres is the best and most profitable investment for
our future.”

His Highness said, “In our meeting, we reviewed the updates of the government productivity measurement
project and assigning it to the Federal Human Resources Authority. Some of our entities and ministries still
have poor productivity compared to the human and financial resources available to them”.

His Highness added: “In our meeting, we also adopted a new policy to support the local product by changing
the customs exemption policy so that the exemption is for imported materials that are included in industries that
are not locally available… The goal is to encourage factories to use locally produced materials to support
them.”

The UAE Government Annual Meetings

The Cabinet approved the convening of the UAE Government Annual Meetings on the 22nd and 23rd
November. The nation-wide meeting will witness the participation of UAE’s leaders, the ministers of the UAE,
and representatives of all UAE government entities at the federal and local levels. Participants will discuss
current developmental projects, shaping the future development vision of the country to reach the UAE
Centennial 2071.

The Consumer Goods Pricing Policy

The UAE Cabinet adopted a new policy to price the basic consumer goods in the country. The Ministry of
Economy will be responsible of ensuring control over the commitment of basic commodity providers and sales
outlets, to pricing in accordance with the policy. The policy includes 9 basic commodities for consumers,
including cooking oils, eggs, dairy, rice, Sugar, poultry, legumes, bread and wheat.

Creating and organising Owners Association

The meeting adopted a decision regarding the establishment and organization of the Owners Association.

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