Dealmakers return as Gulf investor conferences draw crowds
UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Thani Al Zeyoudi said his government will intensify its focus on AI, improved infrastructure and clean energy
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AIM Congress opens in Abu Dhabi
Investors are pouring back into the UAE after the monthlong Ramadan break as temperatures warm up and the AIM Congress kicks off the Middle East’s spring dealmaking season.
Presidents, cabinet ministers, central bank governors and CEOs took to the ADNEC Centre podium on Monday to address some 20,000 registered participants at the global investment conference.
In opening remarks, Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, the UAE Minister for Foreign Trade, said the Emirati government will intensify its focus on artificial intelligence, improved infrastructure and clean energy.
“This is our investment model – to find long-term opportunities in high-potential markets and help transform them into a sustainable engine of growth,” Al Zeyoudi said.
Also appearing onstage at the opening session were Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo, Armenian President Vahagn Garniki Khachaturyan and Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the Arab League.
In Dubai, meanwhile, more than 40,000 industry professionals from 90 countries are meeting at the Middle East Energy Conference in the Dubai World Trade Centre.