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DUBAI: The Annual Investment Meeting, AIM, will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from April ABU DHABI:
9th -11th, 2018. The conference will discuss issues related to investment and development. Serena Williams is
returning to
The Cumulative Foreign Direct Investment, FDI, of the UAE jumped to US$117.9 billion by the end of 2016 competition with
from US$109 billion by the end of 2015, a growth of 8.2 per cent supported by increasing investments in an exhibition
areas of transformational and other heavy industries, according to recent reports. match Saturday in
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French Open
According to the 2017 Global Investment Report published by the United Nation’s Council on Trade and champion Jelena
Development, UNCTAD, the UAE is the 11th largest FDI recipient in Asia. Its main investors are the UK, Ostapenko.
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Japan and Hong Kong. In 2016, the UAE attracted US$8.9 billion, a 1.7 per cent increase on 2015, with c.. TIME OUT
the political and economic stability of the country attracting investors. The bulk of FDI is concentrated in
retail/wholesale trading, real-estates, insurance and manufacturing industry sectors. Dubai hub for
international
AIM is a three-day FDI focused event, an initiative of the UAE Ministry of Economy, held under the associations
patronage of the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin DUBAI: The
Rashid Al Maktoum. inaugural Dubai
Association
Conference took
With a theme, ‘Linking developed and emerging markets through FDI: Partnerships for inclusive growth place at Dubai
and sustainable development,’ AIM is expected to draw more than 20,000 investors, delegates and trade World Trade SPORT
visitors across the event. Centre under the
patronage of
Sheikh Hamdan
“FDI can be used as a vehicle to achieve sustainable economic growth. In the UAE, we are continuously Bin Mohammed
working to adopt policies and structures that will ultimately provide us with the right environment to not Bin Rashid Al
only be able to attract FDI, but also to retain its positive effects and desired spillovers,” Sultan bin Saeed Maktoum, Crown
Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, said in a statement to announce the 8th edition of the AIM Congress. Pr..

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