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12/26/2017 Annual Investment Meeting to be held in Dubai next April under theme Partnerships for Sustainable Development & Inclusive Growth | ZAWYA…
The annual forum is one of the leading regional events on foreign direct investments (FDI)
and is organized by the UAE Ministry of Economy under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of

Dubai. It is expected to attract more than 20,000 investors and visitors from various
developed and emerging markets this year and will adopt the theme ‘Partnerships for
Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development.

AIM is a leading platform for strengthening the UAE’s role as a distinctive investment

destination. In the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business for 2018, the UAE ranked 21 out
th
of 190 countries in Ease of Doing Business, up by five levels from 26 in the 2017 report.

Cumulative FDI to the UAE increased to USD117.9 billion by the end of 2016 from around

USD109 billion by the end of 2015, at a growth rate of 8.2 per cent. The rise was
supported by higher investments in manufacturing and other heavy industries, according to

recent reports.

H.E. Engr. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, UAE Minister of Economy said: "FDI is

instrumental to achieving sustainable economic growth. We in the UAE are constantly
adopting policies and structures that will ultimately provide us with a suitable environment

for attracting FDI and retaining its positive impact to attain the desired results.”

H.E. Engr. Al Mansoori noted that it is important for countries to develop appropriate

policies and frameworks for taking the best advantage of inward FDIs to support their
development objectives.

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