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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has reviewed the UAE Government’s financial achievements and initiatives for the year 2023. The outcome included 151 Cabinet decisions related to the financial sector, covering the launch of new policies and initiatives, legislations and laws, as well as the approval of international agreements.

In 2023, Emirates Development Bank EDB’s contribution to the UAE’s industrial GDP surged by 80 per cent, reaching Dh4.3 billion from Dh2.4 billion on 2022 and bringing the total loans financed by the Bank to Dh8.7 billion since the launch of its strategy in 2021, a senior official said.

The UAE has achieved “a historic first” as its robust national economy reached milestone in its diversification drive with the non-oil sector accounting for 73 per cent of the country’s total GDP.