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2/27/24, 5:04 PM HE Al Zeyoudi Congratulates Graduates Of UAE's Global Future Trade Leaders Program | MENAFN.COM
HE Al Zaabi:“The graduation of the1st cohort of the Global Future Trade Leaders Program is a

milestone in our journey to equip our talents with the skills to enhance UAE's status as a
leading trade hub...”

Abu Dhabi, UAE: In the presence of His Excellency Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister
of State for Foreign Trade, H.E. Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, Chairman of the Department of

Economic Development, Abu Dhabi today honored the first 30 graduates of the Global Future
Trade Leaders Program – a course designed to develop the Emirati trade negotiators of the

future.

The three-month training course, which was launched by the Ministry of Economy in
conjunction with Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) last November,

has been designed to equip participants with the skills necessary to drive forward the nation's
foreign trade agenda.

The Graduation ceremony was also attended by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the

World Trade Organization, H.E. Ahmed Juma Al Zaabi, Chairman of the Department of
Economic Development, Abu Dhabi, and H.E. Rashid Al Balushi, Undersecretary of the

Department of Economic Development – Abu Dhabi.

The graduation comes on the eve of the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13), the World Trade
Organization's topmost decision-making body that is taking place in Abu Dhabi between

February 26-29. Preparations for the event, which gathers global ministers and government
officials from 164 Member States to review, refine and update the rules governing global

trade, was part of the Global Future Trade Leaders Program's curriculum.

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