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9/23/25, 5:06 PM UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism announces details of ‘The UAE: The Startup Capital of the World’ national campaign | MEO
The UAE Council for Entrepreneurship held a meeting chaired by Abdulla bin Touq Al

Marri,Minister of Economy and Tourism. The meeting discussed strengthening the UAE's

entrepreneurial ecosystem, supporting SME growth, and empowering citizens to create

new businesses.

The meeting stressed the importance of coordinating federal and local entities with
financial institutions to empower youth through training and development, and

highlighted the need for government and institutional support for entrepreneurs in
government procurement.

The meeting reviewed ‘‘The UAE: The Startup Capital of the World’ campaign, which

aims to attract and train entrepreneurs in five years, providing infrastructure, boosting

their contribution to non-oil GDP, and empowering Emirati youth to launch globally

competitive projects.

Finally, the meeting addressed enhancing national economic competitiveness by

supporting SMEs and fostering public-private-academic partnerships to bolster regional
and global entrepreneurship, cultivating the next generation of entrepreneurs through

training, support, funding, and legislative empowerment.

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