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MoE inks cooperation deal with Dubai SME

 Admin  20 days ago  Local News

DUBAI / WAM

The Ministry of Economy (MoE) and the Mohammed bin Rashid Establishment for Small and Medium

Enterprises Development (Dubai SME) signed a cooperation agreement to boost the competitiveness of

the country’s entrepreneurship sector, as well as train national entrepreneurs and raise their capacities.
The signing of the agreement was attended by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and

Sami Al Qamzi, Director-General of the Dubai Department of Economic Development. The agreement was

signed by Mohammed Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Al Shehhi, Ministry Under-Secretary for Economic Affairs,
and Abdul Basit Al Janahi, Executive Director of Dubai SME.

The signing of the agreement is the completion of the exerted efforts of the Ministry of Economy and the

Council of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Projects, SMEs Council, which aim to create positive
partnerships with various relevant federal and local authorities concerned with the development of a local

entrepreneurship environment, to promote entrepreneurship and support the country’s development

goals, as part of the UAE Vision 2021.
Al Mansouri said that the Ministry and the SMEs Council have placed building and raising the capacities of

the country’s entrepreneurs on the top of their priorities, due to the importance of this vital sector that

represents the cornerstone of economic diversification and sustainable development, which the UAE is
working on to promote its principles.

Al Qamzi highlighted the importance of the agreement in encouraging innovative thinking among UAE

nationals, by train-
ing them and raising their awareness about the

latest developments in entrepreneurship.

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