وزير الاقتصاد الإماراتي لـ CNBC عربية: حققنا خلال السنوات 3 الماضية أرقاماً قياسية بجذب الاستثمار الأجنبي المباشر وصل إلى 23 مليار دولار في عام 2022
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00:00 "The UAE, first of all, under its leadership, has put clear economic policies.
00:05 That is, for about three years, we have started to put clear policies in attracting investments.
00:10 The first clear policy law was the 100% ownership of the currency,
00:14 the three comprehensive economic partnership agreements,
00:18 and also the gold mines.
00:20 Today, we understood the meaning of trade, economy and investment.
00:24 In the last three years, we have achieved record numbers in 2021,
00:30 including 18-16 billion in 2022, and 23 billion dollars in 2022.
00:39 These numbers, if the UAE achieves them in 2023, 2024 and 2025,
00:43 will be another record number, and we will see the numbers in due course."
00:46 "Are there no specific numbers for 2023?"
00:49 "It will be, God willing, but we are in a time when our numbers today,
00:54 as I told you, the policies of the UAE are clear in achieving their numbers,
00:57 the policies are clear, we are closer to the private sector,
01:00 the investment policies have been clarified,
01:03 we have appointed Mohamed Hussain Al-Suwaidi, the Minister of Investment in the UAE,
01:07 to focus directly on international and domestic investments."
01:10 "What about the overall growth of the UAE's GDP in 2023,
01:14 and how was the performance of non-oil economic sectors?"
01:18 "In the first half of the UAE's economy, we achieved 3.6% of the GDP,
01:25 5.9% of the non-oil economy.
01:29 This growth increased, in 2022 we achieved 7.9% of the GDP,
01:35 but 7.2% was non-oil,
01:38 which means that today the sustainable growth of the sustainable sectors is increasing.
01:43 For the first time in the history of the UAE, we achieved 74% of the GDP non-oil.
01:49 So today we are aiming to reach 75%, 76%, 78%,
01:54 and God willing, 80% of the GDP non-oil.
01:57 This is the main growth of these economic sectors,
02:00 all of which came in the new economies in which the UAE's policies were placed,
02:04 including the health, care, space, agriculture,
02:09 industrial, financial, health, and educational technologies.
02:13 So today we have investors from all over the world in the new economies."
02:17 "What are the most prominent sectors that contributed to the growth,
02:20 and what helped to increase the attractiveness of the state to direct foreign investments,
02:24 knowing that the global economy is going through a period of turmoil?"
02:28 "Today, the economy and the emergencies of COVID-19 showed the world
02:32 that the UAE is not only a country for the region, but a country for the world.
02:37 It has become a major platform for the world,
02:40 200 nationalities from all over the world live in the UAE.
02:43 They lived in COVID-19 under the leadership of the UAE's leader,
02:47 Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and his brother, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
02:51 And the rulers, in complete care, health was a priority,
02:56 and a priority for the resident, visitor, and citizens of the UAE.
03:00 In addition to this, the world saw the role of the UAE globally,
03:04 and today it is the first place to build trade, economy, companies, and trade.
03:13 We are confident that with the leadership of the UAE,
03:15 the global challenges will be overcome,
03:18 and the environment suitable for economy and trade will be provided in this area."
03:24 "How is the deal with the major economic fluctuations on the global level?
03:27 From geopolitical influences, pressure to raise the interest rates on the global level,
03:32 and also the issue of economies to contain inflation.
03:34 How is the UAE dealing with this?"
03:37 "The UAE has dealt with major challenges in the last 10 to 20 years.
03:42 We are in an area with major fluctuations,
03:46 with many movements, with global, political, geopolitical, and economic challenges.
03:52 But in light of the presence of the right leadership,
03:55 and the clear policy, and the policy of openness in this process,
03:58 the UAE economy will be more flexible,
04:02 and will deal with these challenges with flexibility, smoothness,
04:05 and also with strong resilience in the process of defending the national economy
04:10 in the process of these global fluctuations."
04:12 "Last question, about 2024.
04:14 How do you see this year?
04:16 What are the main plans and projects in this year?"
04:18 "This year is a project after the COP28,
04:21 the global policy that the UAE has put in the world's forefront,
04:24 and put a global policy around change from it.
04:27 We see this year as a green year,
04:29 a year of focus on policies that result in the acquisition of large investments
04:34 in the reduction of carbon emissions.
04:37 We are in an economy that is reducing carbon emissions.
04:41 We should also see clear policies in the acquisition of large companies
04:46 in their investments in reducing carbon emissions,
04:49 not only for the UAE, but also for the region and the world.
04:52 The UAE should be a major platform for acquiring companies
04:57 for the region and the world, and will continue to be so for the world."
05:01 "Minister, thank you very much."
05:03 "Thank you. God bless you."