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Inaugural Global Conference on Economic

Diversification 2024 begins in Dubai

• Thursday, October 31, 2024 5:54 PM
• 5 minutes Reading

DUBAI, 31st October, 2024 (WAM) -- The first Global Conference on Economic Diversification
launched its two-day agenda in Dubai today, Thursday, 31st October 2024, organised by the
Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) at its headquarters in the Dubai World
Trade Centre.
The conference is set to become an annual event, convening thought leaders from renowned
universities, policy-making institutions, and international organisations, to explore policy, thought
leadership, methodological, and theoretical research related to economic diversification.

The conference builds on the Economic Diversification Index (EDI) series, the influential publication
and dataset MBRSG compiles and publishes annually at the World Government Summit.
In a keynote speech delivered at the inaugural edition of the conference, Alia bint Abdullah Al
Mazrouei, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, said, “Under the guidance of its wise leadership,
the UAE has established a leading global model for economic diversification. Non-oil sectors now

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