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5/26/25, 3:23 PM 'Make it in the Emirates 2025' opens with drive to strengthen industrial partnerships & global collaboration
for investors, manufacturers, and innovators to unlock high-value opportunities in

the UAE's industrial landscape.

Held under the theme "Advanced Industries. Accelerated", this year's edition

convenes more than 700 exhibitors, showcases over 3,800 locally manufactured

products across 68,000 square meters of exhibition space, and anticipates more than

30,000 participants over the four days. The event builds on offtake agreements

exceeding AED 168 billion, targeting over 4,800 products across 12 priority sectors.

Opening the event, Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced

Technology, highlighted the UAE's ambition to lead global industrial

transformation. He emphasized the industry's role in enabling resilience, job

creation, and supply chain self-sufficiency. HE Dr. Al Jaber noted the UAE's

strategic advantages - from its geographic location and infrastructure to its

advanced financing tools and trade frameworks.

He underscored the significance of the UAE's 27 Comprehensive Economic

Partnership Agreements (CEPAs), which provide manufacturers access to more than

three billion consumers, further positioning the UAE as a global hub for industrial

investment and production.

The Ministerial Panel: Redefining Industry, Trade and Investment explored how the
UAE is fostering a next-generation industrial economy - one that is diversified,

resilient, and globally integrated. The discussion between His Excellency Dr. Thani
Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Ahmed Al Zaabi,

Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED),
examined the interconnectedness of trade policy, investment incentives, and

industrial development frameworks that position the UAE as a competitive and
sustainable global hub for industry and investment. Dr. Al Zeyoudi detailed how

CEPAs and open trade policies position the UAE as a launchpad for export-led

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