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Media In – Dubai 8 April 2018 WAM
Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, the Minister stressed the economy that the forum’s annual investment in 2018 – which will start its activities in Dubai tomorrow and lasts until April 11th – reflects the keenness of the UAE to support all efforts and initiatives to promote regional dialogue and international on investment, trade and linking trade and investment world markets Movement Development And provide platforms of an international nature, bringing together stakeholders and specialists in developing the investment climate in the public and private sectors to discuss the most important opportunities and challenges and ways to overcome them.
He explained that the forum is a leading event and an ideal platform to support emerging companies and to strengthen its presence in the regional and international markets and provide opportunities for access to new markets and partnerships work with investors, entrepreneurs and representatives of international companies and government agencies.
He noted that the forum has succeeded over 7 years ago to provide an interactive platform to create a joint cooperation between the parties concerned with the development of investment from various countries of the world and its contribution significantly to highlight the most prominent opportunities and access to incentives and facilities investment in a variety of different markets with the participation of more than 141 countries around The world in its current as well as the presence of about 20 thousand investors and visitors from various developed and emerging markets.
According to preliminary data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), there are projections that global FDI flows will fall by 16 per cent in 2017, from $ 1.81 trillion in 2016 to $ 1.52 trillion in 2007. While foreign direct investment flows to developing economies are expected to stabilize in 2017, reaching about $ 653 billion, an increase of 2 per cent over 2016.
Mansouri said that these indicators reflect a need for States to continue their efforts to attract more investments in sectors that bring added value and the development of appropriate policies and frameworks to make the best possible use of the presence of foreign direct investments to serve their development goals.
He explained that the UAE has succeeded in maintaining its position as a regional and international destination for foreign direct investment. The UAE led the Arab countries in their ability to attract foreign direct investment during 2016 by acquiring the equivalent of 29% of the total foreign direct investment received in the Arab countries.
He pointed out that the UAE also exports the Arab countries in terms of attracting new foreign investment projects. In the period from 2003 to 2016, it attracted about 4,249 new foreign investment projects out of a total of 12,192 new investment projects to the Arab countries during that period
