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5/10/24, 8:31 AM Economy Middle East Summit 2024 highlights economic growth prospects in MENA region | Emirates News Agency
The event focused on navigating the global economic

landscape beyond 2024 and emphasised the MENA

region's economic outlook amidst new global realities.

Discussions explored tomorrow's digital financial

services landscape and highlighted the significance of

tourism as a key economic driver. The event also

featured insights into future technology landscapes and

fireside chats with key industry figures including Hatem

Dowidar, Group CEO, e& and Badr Al-Olama, Director

General, Abu Dhabi Investment Office, providing further

perspectives on economic development and innovation.

Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy,

confirmed that the UAE, thanks to the directives of its

wise leadership, has made great strides in diversifying

its national economy and shifting towards a flexible

economic model based on knowledge and innovation.

As a result, the non-oil sector today accounts for 74

percent of the country’s total GDP. This confirms the

effectiveness of the advanced steps we have adopted to

further economic diversification, in line with the goals of

the 'We the UAE 2031' vision and the UAE Centennial

Plan 2071.

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