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Emirati participation in the Global Investors Forum 2025

Sharjah, November 21 / WAM / His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Emirate of Sharjah, His Excellency Humaid Mohammed bin Salem, Secretary-General of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Her Excellency Aisha Mohammed Saeed Al Mulla, President of the Emirates Businesswomen Council, a delegation of council members, and Arif bin Ali Al Abbar, President of the Hobby Club – UAE, are participating, along with an elite group of major investors, ministers, heads of economic institutions, sovereign wealth funds, and multinational companies. Delegations from more than 40 countries will participate in the Global Investors Forum, which will be hosted by the Georgian capital – Tbilisi, on the 4th and 5th of next December, under the slogan “Bridges between continents – from the Gulf Cooperation Council to Eurasia: Investing in the future of global prosperity.”

The Global Investors Forum is one of the most prominent leading economic platforms that aims to enhance cooperation between the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Eurasia through a unified investment system. It also constitutes a pioneering international forum that aims to link global capital with promising investment opportunities through a unified investment and partnership system that brings together governments, investors and international economic institutions under a common vision of cooperation and sustainable growth.

It is organized by the Eurasia Gulf Organization and the Georgia Investment Chamber of Commerce, in a major partnership with the AGI Holding Group, and with the support of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Georgian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates, and the Hong Kong Business Chamber – Middle East.

The forum includes dialogue sessions and investment presentations with the participation of more than 1,500 visitors, 70 institutional investors, and 50 international speakers, with the aim of shedding light on five main sectors, including: sustainability, technology, tourism, digital money, securitization, real estate, infrastructure, agricultural technologies, and food security.

The forum will constitute a prominent economic turning point in Georgia and the region, as it will witness the launch of strategic partnerships and the signing of major international memorandums of understanding between governmental and private investment institutions from various Arab and foreign countries, including the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, which will contribute to creating cross-border financing channels and cooperation in vital sectors such as clean energy, sustainable technology, medical tourism, smart infrastructure, and digital agriculture.

Al Nuaimi said that the links between investments and sustainability are increasing in light of the escalation of global risks such as climate change and resource depletion, and by integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards, investors seek to reduce exposure to volatile assets and enhance long-term resilience. Green technologies, renewable energy and nature-positive infrastructure have become attractive areas for capital, while artificial intelligence tools help in modeling climate scenarios and improving investment portfolios, stressing that sustainability is no longer only a moral choice but has become a financial strategy to confront environmental ambiguity, pointing out that the international forum comes in line with With the requirements of the future, it brings together in one place a group of investors, decision-makers, and academics to raise the curtain on the world’s ability to adapt and move forward in light of all these challenges.

For his part, Dr. Saad Eddin Mneimneh, founder of the Global Investors Forum and Chairman of the Board of Directors of AGI Holding Group, said that the Global Investors Forum is not just a conference, but rather a strategic economic platform that redraws the map of global cooperation by linking the Gulf Cooperation Council countries to Eurasia through a unified system of investment and partnership, stressing that the next edition of the forum will be a pivotal turning point in enhancing economic integration between the East and the West, as it will launch a new wave of cross-border investments and open unprecedented horizons for global capital to achieve long-term partnerships between governments and international institutions. And the private sector, which consolidates global economic cooperation and redefines the investment landscape in the region.

And John W. said: H. Denton, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce, in light of the rapid fluctuations and turmoil the world is witnessing today, highlights the vital role of the private sector in driving investments that contribute to the prosperity of economies and societies. As the global voice of business representing more than 45 million companies in 170 countries, our mission of making business a tool that serves everyone, every day and everywhere, has become more urgent than ever before.

The forum represents an advanced step in the path of international cooperation between emerging markets and global investors, as Georgia seeks, by hosting it, to emphasize the importance of economic cooperation in linking the Middle East, Europe and Central Asia. Economic relations between the UAE and Georgia in particular are witnessing rapid growth supported by major investment agreements worth more than six billion dollars in development and infrastructure projects at a time when data indicate that the UAE represents more than 63% of Georgia’s total trade with Arab countries and contributes about 5% of the total foreign direct investment, making it among the six largest. Global investors in the Georgian market.

The forum’s activities are expected to result in a package of major investment agreements estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars that will focus on developing green projects and financing innovations in the fields of renewable energy and digital infrastructure, in a step that consolidates the UAE’s position as a global economic hub linking the Gulf, European and Asian markets and enhances its influential presence in the new global economic system.

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