His Excellency Dr. Thani Al-Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and His Excellency Dawoud Al-Shizawi, Chairman of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) in Abu Dhabi, have honored Dr. Zead Khalaf Abed, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Development Bank in Iraq and the United Arab Emirates, with the “Investments that Contributed to Creating Job Opportunities in the United Arab Emirates” award.

A group of businessmen, investors, financial experts, and economists from around the world participated in the Annual Investment Meeting to discuss the transformations taking place in the modern investment scene in the presence of the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit and a crowd of Emirati, Arab and international personalities led by the President of the Union of Arab Banks Mohammed Al-Atribi and the Secretary-General Dr. Wissam Fattouh.

Dr. Ziyad Khalaf Abed expressed his appreciation for the honor, affirming his full support for the vision of the UAE and its wise leadership in promoting investment opportunities and economic growth in the country.