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10/29/24, 8:32 AM UAE launches TradeTech Accelerator
UAE launches TradeTech

Accelerator

WAM
18 Oct 2024, 02:46 GMT+10

DUBAI, 17th October, 2024 (WAM) --- Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade,
has officially launched a TradeTech Accelerator, an innovative incubator designed to support
startups developing advanced technology solutions for use in the trade sector. Forming one of the
key pillars of the TradeTech Initiative, which was launched by the UAE in collaboration with the

World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development
(ADDED), the Accelerator will help nurture enterprises and projects that will contribute to
modernize and improve logistics, customs procedures, trade finance and cross-border payments.

Dr. Al Zeyoudi launched the Accelerator during WEF's Annual Meeting of the Global Future

Councils 2024, which took place between October 15-17 in Dubai. The event gathered more than
500 representatives of the public and private sectors, academia, and civil society from 80 countries
to shape a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable future. He also announced that Plug & Play, a

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