Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulwahed Al Hammadi met yesterday with Minister for International Trade in the UK H E Ranil Jayawardena, who is currently visiting the country.
Dubai: The UK Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai signs on Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, as its official hotel partner for the biggest event of the year launching on October 1, 2021.
Last week the collaboration was confirmed at an event hosted by Majid Al Futtaim in the Kempinski Hotel, one of the 13 hotels in its portfolio, connected to the Mall of the Emirates. The celebration was attended by Patrick Moody, UK Ambassador to the UAE; Simon Penney, UK Trade Commissioner; Laura Faulkner, UK Pavilion Commissioner General and Director, Expo 2020 Dubai and officials from the Department for International Trade (DIT) in the UAE. Majid Al Futtaim was represented by Ahmed Galal Ismail, Chief Executive Officer, Majid Al Futtaim Properties; Fuad Mansour Sharaf, Managing Director, UAE Shopping Malls, Majid Al Futtaim Properties; and Khalifa Bin Braik, Managing Director, Majid Al Futtaim Hotels.
Sharjah, Edinburgh boost trade ties
10 May 2021 Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi and Simon Penney during a meeting in Sharjah. Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Department of Government Relations (DGR) in Sharjah and Simon Penney, UK Trade Commissioner for the Middle East and Consul General in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, have discussed ways to expand trade, investment, and cultural cooperation between Sharjah and Edinburgh, capital of Scotland in the UK.
The DGR Chairman emphasised that Edinburgh, the second-most populous city in Scotland, drives its international reputation and economic success from its unique identity as a cultural, heritage, and tourism destination.
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A UK-Jordan trade agreement came into effect at the start of this month, preserving preferential trade for Jordanian and British businesses and consumers, while boosting commerce and investment between the two countries.
Under the deal, the UK said it would prioritise growth, foreign direct investment and job creation into Jordan as part of the 2019 London trade initiative.
“We are working with the Jordanian government to overcome some of the structural issues that prevent greater FDI into Jordan. We are supporting and promoting Jordan’s public-private partnership unit’s work and the national infrastructure projects that were prioritised by the government of Jordan,” the British embassy in Amman and Jordan’s Department for International Trade said in a joint statement.