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UAE to showcase business opportunities at ‘Make it in the Emirates Forum’

  • The second Make it in the Emirates Forum will showcase unique opportunities for entrepreneurship
  • The forum will also present financing solutions designed to attract more industrial investments

Abu Dhabi, UAE — The UAE has said that the second Make it in the Emirates Forum is an open invitation to investors from around the world to launch their businesses in the UAE.

“The second Make it in the Emirates Forum will showcase unique opportunities, incentives, and enablers for entrepreneurship in the industrial sector,” Osama Amir Fadl, Assistant Undersecretary for the Industrial Accelerators Sector at Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), said. “The forum will also present financing solutions designed to attract more industrial investments.”

The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, Tawazun Council, and Emirates Global Aluminum Company confirmed that “Make it in the Emirates Forum” and the accompanying exhibition will witness the announcement of many unique opportunities for entrepreneurship in the industrial sector.

“The MoIAT, Amir Fadl continued,  provides investors with key incentives and enablers, most notably the National In-Country Value (ICV) Programme, as well as procurement opportunities for national products. 

“The Technology Transformation Programme, which supports the Make it in the Emirates initiative, promotes business growth within existing industries, the launch of new projects, and the strengthening of partnerships between local and international companies,” he added.

The forum will convene companies, entrepreneurs, startups, small and medium-sized businesses, decision-makers, investors, and experts to present procurement plans.