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UAE reviews major 2024 achievements: Foreign trade tops $762.3bn, 150m airport passengers, 80% of laws updated, FDI over $35bn
UAE Cabinet reflects ‘most remarkable economic and developmental year in the nation’s history’
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Saudi Arabia foreign direct investment hits $240bn as over 800 reforms lure businesses
More than 800 reforms are attracting investors to Saudi Arabia
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Kuwait looks to boost $675m foreign investment inflow
Kuwait is actively looking to increase foreign direct investment inflows into the country
clean energy
Middle East needs stronger policies to tap into $900bn green FDI flows, energy expert says
The region has seen limited green investment flows compared to Europe and the US despite offering the world’s lowest renewable energy production costs, Strategy& expert reveals
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Saudi foreign direct investment up 240% to $25.5bn as manufacturing leads boom
Saudi foreign direct investment continues to thrive with UAE and America among top funders
Dubai FDI
Dubai tops global foreign direct investment charts with $5.9bn of projects in H1; top countries and sectors revealed
Dubai maintains position as a world leader in Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects for sixth half-year in a row
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India mulls allowing foreign investors to raise rupee capital for overseas investments: Report
The move is in line with this year’s budget proposal to simplify India’s FDI norms to promote the use of the domestic currency for overseas investments
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Saudi Arabia announces major new investment laws
Saudi Arabia to introduce new investment rules from 2025
bilateral cooperation
India may lift restrictions on some Chinese firms: Report
The plans mark a first step in improving economic ties between the two neighbours, a relationship that worsened after clashes in the remote Himalayan border in 2020
Dubai Executive Council
Dubai targets $177bn foreign direct investment by 2033; major plan to develop areas near Metro stations
Dubai has approved a series of major projects as it looks to boost FDI in the emirate
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UAE tops Arab investment inflows with $30.7bn
Almost half of foreign direct investment inflows into Arab states were to the UAE in 2023
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Global FDI dips 2% to $1.3tr in 2023 amid economic slowdown, geopolitical tensions: UNCTAD
The downturn in project finance affected sustainable development, with new funding for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) sectors dropping over 10 percent, particularly in agrifood and water
Bahrain
UAE jumps to third largest contributor of Bahrain’s FDI stocks
Bahrain has secured a record $6.8 billion FDI inflows in 2023, according to latrest UNCTAD report
Dubai Culture
Dubai leads the world in foreign direct investment in cultural and creative industries with $3.2bn inflow and over 21,500 new jobs last year
Dubai ranked as number one city in the world for FDI capital inflows into cultural and creative industries
Dubai
Dubai tops global foreign direct investment rankings, attracts $10.7bn capital and creates 45,000 jobs
Dubai has reinforced its position as a leading hub for foreign direct investment
Abu Dhabi
UAE economic diversification drive pushes investment appeal to top 10 globally: Report
The UAE now ranks as the second most attractive emerging market after China