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UAE, Germany seeking stronger trade ties

25 Apr 2025 21:26
ABU DHABI (WAM)

Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, has held talks with Hendrik Josef Wüst, the
Minister-President of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, in which they agreed to
pursue stronger trade ties and collaborate in key sectors such as technology, advanced
manufacturing and the green economy.

The meeting was followed by a business roundtable that paired senior figures from the region’s
private sector with their UAE counterparts to explore areas of mutual benefit and discuss
partnership opportunities.
North Rhine-Westphalia is the economic powerhouse of Germany.

Home to 37 of the country’s top 100 corporations, the region’s GDP reached $990 billion in 2024,
which equates to 20% of Germany’s total economic output. Although it has historically been
Germany’s industrial heartland, its economic vision focuses on digital technologies, artificial
intelligence, smart manufacturing and the green economy, with research projects into water
management and agri-tech solutions.

As such, it has many synergies with the United Arab Emirates, which is reflected in the growing ties
between the two, including Emirati investments into North Rhine-Westphalia’s ammonia value
chain and the development of hydrogen as a form of renewable energy.

Dr. Thani said the meeting with HE Wüst highlighted these complementarities and offered a
roadmap for greater collaboration in key sectors going forward: “The United Arab Emirates has long

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