Businessmen can pressure governments to break cultural, economic barriers
Businessmen from Arab countries and other parts of the world can form lobby groups to pressure their governments to break economic and cultural barriers which hinder rapprochement among cultures and peoples of the world, said H.H Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Thursday.
"We all live in a small (globalized) village where no community or individuals can live isolated no matter how much financial or economic capabilities they possess", he remarked.
Sheikh Mohammed was speaking at a meeting with the delegation of Arab businessmen on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum which kicked off Thursday, 6 September in Dalian City, China.
Sheikh Mohammed said he took pride in the Arab presence at the World Economic Forum which he said serves as a platform for them to meet, exchange ideas and views an interact with each other as well as with other businessmen from all over the world.
Present at the meeting were Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Department of Civil Aviation, Chairman of Emirates Airline, Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Economy, Mohammed Al Gergawi, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, chairman of Dubai's Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation, major General Musabbah Rashid M. Al Fattan, Director of Sheikh Mohammed's Office, Mohammed Ali Al Abbar, Director General, Department of Economic Development, Khalifa Saeed Sulaiman, Director-General of Dubai's protocol department, Mohammed Rashid Al Bout, UAE Ambassador to China, Saeed Al Muntafiq , Chairman of the Board of the Young Arab Leaders (YAL) and media representatives.
Businessmen, Sheikh Mohammed said, have to play, both regionally and internationally a leading and effective role in development to help promote stability, peace, justice, equality and sustainable economic, social and educational development in our small (globalized) village as well as bridge the gap between the poor and the rich.
He called on Arab young businessmen to close intellectual and material ranks and work as one team as Arabs to work then on the global stage.
Sheikh Mohammed underlined the need for changing methods and ways of management in Arab countries to help get more freedom and more space for innovative thinking and ideas which would help effect economic change, the key to change.
"Based on my ethical and national obligations and responsibility, I am committed to building a network of young Arab leaderships to live up to the economic, developmental and educational challenges", Sheikh Mohammed remarked.
"A network of Arab leaderships, in business in particular, would serve as a leverage to boost the capabilities of the coming Arab generations and set the stage for them to successfully continue the march with confidence and based on solid foundations." Urging Arab businessmen to open up with each other as well as with peers from all over the world, Sheikh Mohammed expressed hopes that this category would act with confidence and integrity "away from political differences among Arab leaders." " I am optimistic about the social and economic future of Arab societies and have no worried about failure", he stressed. Source
"We all live in a small (globalized) village where no community or individuals can live isolated no matter how much financial or economic capabilities they possess", he remarked.
Sheikh Mohammed was speaking at a meeting with the delegation of Arab businessmen on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum which kicked off Thursday, 6 September in Dalian City, China.
Sheikh Mohammed said he took pride in the Arab presence at the World Economic Forum which he said serves as a platform for them to meet, exchange ideas and views an interact with each other as well as with other businessmen from all over the world.
Present at the meeting were Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Department of Civil Aviation, Chairman of Emirates Airline, Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Economy, Mohammed Al Gergawi, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, chairman of Dubai's Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation, major General Musabbah Rashid M. Al Fattan, Director of Sheikh Mohammed's Office, Mohammed Ali Al Abbar, Director General, Department of Economic Development, Khalifa Saeed Sulaiman, Director-General of Dubai's protocol department, Mohammed Rashid Al Bout, UAE Ambassador to China, Saeed Al Muntafiq , Chairman of the Board of the Young Arab Leaders (YAL) and media representatives.
Businessmen, Sheikh Mohammed said, have to play, both regionally and internationally a leading and effective role in development to help promote stability, peace, justice, equality and sustainable economic, social and educational development in our small (globalized) village as well as bridge the gap between the poor and the rich.
He called on Arab young businessmen to close intellectual and material ranks and work as one team as Arabs to work then on the global stage.
Sheikh Mohammed underlined the need for changing methods and ways of management in Arab countries to help get more freedom and more space for innovative thinking and ideas which would help effect economic change, the key to change.
"Based on my ethical and national obligations and responsibility, I am committed to building a network of young Arab leaderships to live up to the economic, developmental and educational challenges", Sheikh Mohammed remarked.
"A network of Arab leaderships, in business in particular, would serve as a leverage to boost the capabilities of the coming Arab generations and set the stage for them to successfully continue the march with confidence and based on solid foundations." Urging Arab businessmen to open up with each other as well as with peers from all over the world, Sheikh Mohammed expressed hopes that this category would act with confidence and integrity "away from political differences among Arab leaders." " I am optimistic about the social and economic future of Arab societies and have no worried about failure", he stressed. Source
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