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cooperative partnerships between leading investors and key economic

stakeholders.

He said, "We firmly believe that the private sector plays a pivotal role in driving
the growth of the national economy. Our mission at Investopia is to support these

leading companies and equip them with the necessary resources for success.
We aim to develop a knowledge-based and innovative economy by fostering

collaboration among various economic forces. We seek to empower the local
business community to compete and excel in global markets by introducing the
Next50 initiative. We are confident that this initiative will serve as a strong

catalyst for these companies and significantly contribute to enhancing the overall
business environment in our country, in line with our local objectives and global

aspirations."

The Next50 will offer more significant opportunities for engagement and
collaboration with government entities and easier access to capital by interacting
and aligning with crucial investment funds, banks, and family companies to

facilitate potential investment transactions. This initiative opens up broader
horizons for entry into new international markets, while enabling participation in

external economic committee meetings, and empowering these companies to
kick-start fresh economic ventures within emerging sectors in the country.

“Through the Next50 initiative, EMIR will help accelerate the growth of the UAE

economy by supporting the Ministry and Investopia’s goals of identifying and
championing the country’s fastest-growing, most innovative companies.”

On this note, Dr. Noah Raford, Managing Partner for Advisory at EMIR, stated,

“The UAE continues to be the destination of choice for the region’s most exciting
and productive companies. Increasingly it is also the birthplace of those
companies. The Next50 highlights the incredible innovation of this new

generation of companies - companies born in the UAE, grown in the UAE, and
powered by the UAE, ready to take their next step onto the world stage.”

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