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5/29/24, 3:33 PM 'Next50 ' holds 1st meeting to formulate new vision to promote growth of UAE’s private sector companies | Emirates News Agency
The meeting was held in the presence of Abdulla bin

Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and Chairman of

Investopia, Hadi Badri. CEO, Economic Development at

Dubai Department of Economy, Dr. Jean Fares, CEO of

Investopia, and Trevor McFarlane, CEO of EMIR.

The Next50 initiative launched by Investopia in its third

edition comes under the umbrella of Investopia

Communities, which brings together 50 founders and

CEOs of UAE companies in finance, construction,

tourism, services and other sectors. Their combined

revenues exceed tens of billions, which represent

success stories achieved by the private sector.

The initiative provides them with a valuable platform to

share experiences, explore opportunities for

collaboration and partnerships, and review investment

opportunities in new economy sectors in promising

markets.

Bin Touq said that the Next50 initiative reflects

Investopia's commitment to supporting the private

sector in accordance with the UAE government’s efforts

to enhance the competitiveness of leading companies

that have achieved considerable growth in the UAE

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