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25 out of 100 MENA startups make it to the final
stage of the AIM Startup 2018 as race for
UAE. The Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre excellence accelerates
from April 9 to 11, 2018 with the participation of elite leaders and decision makers and high- Healthcare is a major target for cybercriminals
level local, regional and international government officials. Bayt.com and YouGov survey: 91% of working
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The annual forum is one of the leading regional events on foreign direct investments (FDI) to some extent, fair to them
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 MORE TOP NEWS
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 Tweets by @bimedotcom
Sustainable Development.

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destination. In the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business for 2018, the UAE ranked 21 out of
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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 This was Jeff Bezos' office in 1999.
by higher investments in manufacturing and other heavy industries, according to recent
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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 Embed View on Twitter
objectives.

According to the 2017 Global Investment Report published by the UN Council on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD), the UAE was the 11th largest FDI recipient in Asia. Its main
investors are from the UK, the US and India.
After having declined in 2009, FDI inflows recovered in 2016, when the UAE attracted
around USD 8.9 billion to surpass the 2015 figure by around 2.2 per cent primarily due to
the political and economic stability of the country. FDI is mainly concentrated in the
retail/wholesale trading, real estate, financial services, insurance, and manufacturing
sectors.

H.E. the Minister added: "The world today is highly interdependent, with any side affecting
and affected by what is happening in any other part. We face common challenges which we
can overcome through mutual efforts and synergy between governments and the private
sector which will enable us to build a future that benefits all people worldwide, allowing them
to enjoy a life of security, stability, and well-being."

With its emphasis on linking developed and emerging markets under the theme
‘Partnerships for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development,’ the 8th edition of the
Annual Investment Meeting will be dedicated to discovering how such partnerships between
developed and emerging markets can be utilized to strengthen mutual objectives through
responsible FDI and the cooperative creation of solutions for today’s problems. It will also
explore how to ensure that future generations have the ability to live in a thriving and
socially and economically responsible world abundant with resources and opportunities for
all.

The UAE is an attractive destination for foreign direct investments due to several reasons,
such as the readiness and efficiency of its infrastructure and its highly developed land, sea
and air transportation which have contributed to the successful establishment of 31
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