Through which initiatives is ADCCI encouraging the development of local entrepreneurs?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Mohamed Helal Almheiri, Director-General, Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI): Interview from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2020
Interviews & Viewpoints | Tariq Bin Hendi, Director-General, Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO): Interview from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2020
What has been done to ensure continued investment in the long run, while minimising the impact of economic volatility cycles?
Articles & Analysis | Role of smaller enterprises and start-ups in Abu Dhabi's economy from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2020
According to Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED), small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for 94% of all companies in the UAE and provide jobs for 90% of the nation’s workforce. Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) has established emirate-specific definitions for this important segment of the economy, by which...
Articles & Analysis | Abu Dhabi rolls out legislation aimed at foreign capital from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2020
UAE-wide efforts to boost the country’s stock of foreign direct investment (FDI) have seen considerable success in recent times. According to the “World Investment Report 2019” by the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the country ranked first among Arab countries in its FDI capture in 2018 and accounted for roughly 22% of total FDI...
Articles & Analysis | How inward investment is boosting diversification in Abu Dhabi from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2020
Abu Dhabi has leveraged its hydrocarbons wealth to pursue a sovereign investment strategy that spans the globe, establishing itself as one of the largest overseas investors in the world. To strengthen the exchange of capital and ideas, the government has worked to create free zones to capture foreign direct investment (FDI), benefitting the...
Articles & Analysis | Which emerging sectors are boosting Abu Dhabi's economy? from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2020
Lower oil prices and a rigorous process of fiscal reform have led to a challenging economic backdrop for Abu Dhabi’s residents and businesses in recent years. Although concerns that the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 would lead to a global downturn in the year ahead loomed large at time of writing, a shift to a more expansionary fiscal stance has...