"International Interestopia" Its first conversations are launched in Hong Kong

Hong Kong on September 18/ WAM/ The first version of the “Intestopia International” conversations was launched yesterday in Hong Kong, to highlight the modern global trends of investment and finance and its role in enhancing the growth and sustainability of economies, discussing enhancing the presence of Emirati companies in Asian markets, as well as the driving forces to reshape the global economy, the fastest growing markets in the Asia and the Middle East region, and the impact Economic and geopolitical challenges on economic growth regionally and internationally.

The event, organized by “Intestopia” yesterday, headed by His Excellency Mohamed Abdel -Rahman Al -Hawi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Investment; His Excellency Paul Mu-Bo, Minister of Finance in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and in partnership with HSBC Bank and in cooperation with the Hong Kong administrative region, the importance of enhancing economic cooperation between the UAE and Hong Kong in the new economy, tourism, travel, entrepreneurship, transportation, technology, innovation, logistical and financial services, and creating new opportunities for companies on both sides and supporting them to expand in foreign markets.

His Excellency Abdullah bin Touq Al -Marri, Minister of Economy and Tourism, said in a statement to him on this occasion, that economic and investment cooperation between the UAE and Hong Kong is witnessing continuous growth, within the framework of the distinguished Emirati -Chinese economic partnership, especially since the UAE is an important strategic gateway to expand Chinese and Asian companies towards the Middle East and Africa, thanks to its distinguished geographical location that links the east of the world to its west, and its infrastructure It is advanced and its economic position as a leading global center for business and investment, as well as having a wide network of economic and investment agreements with prominent markets regionally and globally, which contributed to the high number of companies operating in the UAE to more than 1.355 million companies by the end of the first half of 2025.

He added that this event constitutes an important opportunity to discover new investment paths with our partners in Hong Kong and China at the level of the government and private sectors, and to develop various economic partnerships in areas of mutual interest, foremost of which is the new economy, as well as empowering investors and businessmen in the UAE to seize promising investment opportunities in Asian markets, which enhances the levels of economic partnership between the two sides and push them to more levels Introduction and prosperity, noting that the number of companies from Hong Kong, which operates in the UAE market, reached 607 companies by the end of July 2025, with a growth rate of more than 20% compared to the end of July last year.

For his part, His Excellency Paul Chan Mo-Bo stressed the importance of strengthening economic and commercial partnerships between Hong Kong and the UAE and expanding the areas of joint investment during the coming period, in order to enhance the opportunities for cooperation between the business community on both sides and consolidate their position as a major axes of global economic growth.

For his part, His Excellency Mohamed Abdel -Rahman Al -Hawi said that ‘Investopia – Hong Kong’ is an important platform for exploring new horizons for trade and investment cooperation between the UAE and Hong Kong, especially in the promising future sectors.

He stressed that the UAE continues its commitment to building strategic partnerships at the level of the governmental and private sectors, and expanding the areas of knowledge and best practices, in order to enhance innovation and support the process of sustainable economic growth.

His Excellency added that the Asian markets constitute one of the most promising economic destinations with its accelerating growth capabilities and various investment opportunities, which opens the way for increasing mutual investments with the UAE, and building long -term economic relations that achieve sustainable value.

For his part, Dr. Jean Faris, CEO of “Investopia” thanked the Special Hong Kong administrative region for hosting the Intensopia World Conference and “HSBC” for his partnership in organizing and hosting this high -level group of speakers and participants.

During his opening speech, he reviewed the main axes of this version, which are strengthening the levels of economic partnership between the UAE and China in general and with Hong Kong in particular, which opens new horizons for cooperation and economic integration, and the second axis dealt with the regional and internationally rapid economic transformations and the challenges and challenges they impose in front of countries, and in the third axis it was highlighted on investment and commercial opportunities in the promising economic sectors, foremost of which is the new economy.

The fourth axis was based on enhancing the presence of Emirati companies in the Asian markets, and supporting their benefit from the available possibilities to support their global competitiveness, and finally the fifth axis touched on investment and commercial opportunities in the promising economic sectors, foremost of which is the new economy, as it is a basic pillar of sustainable growth and innovation.

Mohamed Al Marzouqi, CEO of the Middle East HSBC Bank in the Emirates, said that the importance of “Interest” lies in highlighting the role of economic corridors in promoting trade away from the geographical borders, as the corridors that link Asia to the UAE no longer limited to transporting goods, but also allowing all kinds of flows, including trade, capital, talents and innovation.

He pointed out that it is from securities services to digital trade and payments, HSBC works to help its customers to enhance the benefit of these flows, so this is the true opportunity for economic corridors to turn the interdependence into integrated and sustainable growth.

For its part, Alpha Lao, Director General of the Investment Authority of Hong Hong, said that the authority’s mission is to link global companies to the opportunities available in Hong Kong, and to enhance and facilitate investment.

She added that due to the fact that Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates are two main episodes in the Belt and Road Initiative, they have distinguished and integrated roles at the same time, as each of them is an important international economic center, and thanks to the common strengths in the fields of financial, technology and entrepreneurship, we see great capabilities to deepen cooperation in the areas of green financing, financial technology, family offices, and border investment.

“Investhk” is committed to supporting Emirati companies on their growth journey, by providing them with the resources and expertise necessary for success and prosperity in this dynamic region.

In detail, the “Investopia -Hong Kong” event witnessed the convening of a group of dialogue sessions that discussed the impact of global economic changes on economic growth in the Asia and the Middle East regions, and motivating the UAE and Chinese business community to develop new cross -border partnerships.

The sessions also reviewed a number of inspiring experiences of business leaders and companies who were able to transform their creative ideas into pioneering economic projects, and the most prominent factors and strategies that contributed to the success of these models in two dynamic economic environments such as the Emirates and Hong Kong.

The sessions focused on the importance of enhancing cooperation to expand the horizons of innovation and provide all the possibilities and resources for talent owners, to create an integrated business environment that supports the growth of the new generation of startups on both sides, as well as establishing strong partnerships between entrepreneurs, investors, incubators and business accelerators.

The sessions discussed the latest global developments in the fields of financing, investment, technology and entrepreneurship, with a focus on how to use these developments to advance economic development in emerging markets, as well as effective strategies and mechanisms to overcome the current geopolitical and economic challenges facing the world, in order to enhance the growth and stability of these vital markets.

The sessions dealt with the most important deep transformations witnessed by the global tourism sector, starting from the overwhelming tourism trade to modern modern technologies in the field of travel, while highlighting the great opportunities offered by these transformations for distinguished destinations such as the Emirates and Hong Kong, to enable them to enhance competitiveness in the tourism scene regionally and internationally, and to provide unique experiences for tourists from all over the world that combines culture and innovation Heritage and advanced techniques.

The sessions highlighted the possibilities enjoyed by the financial markets in the Emirates and Hong Kong, including advanced infrastructure, flexible legislative frameworks, strong investment experiences, how to benefit from these advantages to push capital flows across the border, and enhance the attractiveness of the two financial systems to attract specific investments.

The event witnessed the signing of 7 memoranda of understanding between representatives of a number of government agencies and private companies on the two sides during the event, which included a memorandum of understanding between “Intestopia” and “KLICKL”, two memoranda of understanding between the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority and its counterpart the Securities Authority and futures contracts in Hong Kong, and 3 memoranda of understanding for the global technology system in Abu Dhabi “Hub71” With three parties of entrepreneurship in Hong Kong, in addition to a memorandum of understanding between the company “P4ML” and the Hong Kong Park for Science and Technology.

These notes aim to enhance cooperation in the fields of financial markets, investment, entrepreneurship, digital assets, scientific research, innovation and startups.

The 18th edition of Investopia’s international conversations participated in the Intensopia – Hong Kong, an expanded delegation from the UAE, which included a group of senior government officials at the federal and local levels and the private sector, where more than 300 people from business leaders, investors, innovators, officials and decision makers on both sides were attended.

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