His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, chaired a Cupboard assembly at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi.
Throughout the assembly, Sheikh Mohammed mentioned the results of the climate situation that the nation skilled through the earlier days.
The Council of Ministers accepted an quantity of Dhs2 billion to handle the injury to residents’ properties and residences. It additionally shaped a committee to stock the injury attributable to torrential rain on infrastructure and suggest options and measures on the state stage.
Sheikh Mohammed mentioned in a sequence of tweets on the “X” platform: At this time I chaired a Cupboard assembly at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi… throughout which we mentioned the outcomes and results of the climate state of affairs that the nation skilled through the earlier days… The state of affairs was unprecedented in its severity. However we’re a rustic that learns from each expertise and develops itself. The central operations rooms handled greater than 200,000 reviews. Greater than 17,000 members of the safety, emergency, and inside companies, 15,000 native authorities, and hundreds of volunteers participated in coping with the outcomes. The distinctive climate state of affairs… and with the follow-up and help of my brother, the President of the State, might God defend him… life returned to regular rapidly, thank God… His Highness directed to restrict the injury… help households… and start instantly learning the state of the infrastructure… and pressured that the security of residents and residents is a prime precedence.
Sheikh Mohammed added: At this time within the Council of Ministers, we accepted an quantity of two billion dirhams to handle the injury to residents’ properties and residences, and a ministerial committee was assigned to observe up on this file, stock the housing injury, and disburse compensation in cooperation with the remainder of the federal and native authorities. We additionally shaped within the Council of Ministers right now a committee to stock the injury attributable to torrential rains and floods on infrastructure and to suggest options and measures on the state stage, headed by the Ministry of Vitality and Infrastructure and membership of the Ministry of Defence, Inside, Emergency and Disaster, and different federal companies, along with representatives from all native emirates.
Sheikh Mohammed mentioned: The distinctive climate situation that occurred within the nation was good for us… because the dams have been stuffed… and the valleys have been flooded with good rains… and the underground water reserves have been stuffed… and we discovered nice classes in coping with extreme rains in our developed cities… and we put our fingers on areas… Growth, elevating preparedness and preparedness…and making us extra ready for the long run, God prepared. So it’s good for us. Our due to all who’ve labored and are nonetheless working for the sake of the nation… from emergency and disaster facilities… to the safety, army or civil authorities, federal and native governments, volunteers, and all residents and residents who’ve proven solidarity, solidarity, and nice love for the United Arab Emirates, might God defend it.
Sheikh Mohammed continued: Throughout right now’s Cupboard assembly, we reviewed the newest developments within the Nationwide Tourism Technique and a very powerful achievements of this sector… as the entire variety of lodge visitors reached 28 million visitors in 2023, a rise of 11% over the earlier yr, which witnessed basic spending for worldwide tourism within the Emirates amounting to 118 billion dirhams, in comparison with 47 billion dirhams for home tourism… and the tourism sector’s contribution to our home product is approaching 180 billion dirhams within the yr 2023.
Sheikh Mohammed mentioned: At this time, the Cupboard reviewed the developments within the UAE’s financial agenda, because the nation was in a position to signal and negotiate complete financial partnership agreements with greater than 13 international locations… which can allow us to extend the nation’s exports with an extra worth of 366 billion dirhams yearly by 2031 as a result of… These agreements.
Sheikh Mohammed acknowledged: As a part of the Council’s work right now, we reviewed the newest developments within the nationwide agenda for growing the nation’s service exports… as our complete service exports reached Dhs606 billion within the yr 2023, up from Dhs 570 billion, of which greater than Dhs 170 billion have been digital service exports in the identical yr. As for the UAE’s complete international commerce of all items and companies in 2023, it reached a document variety of Dhs 4.45 trillion.
Sheikh Mohammed added: In line with a report issued by the United Nations Convention on Commerce and Growth, the UAE achieved fifteenth place globally in outward international direct funding in 2023, because the nation’s investments overseas amounted to greater than 880 billion dirhams originally of 2023. Our financial journey continues… and is accelerating… and our improvement achievements proceed. …And it’ll not cease… We ask God to protect our prosperity, stability, safety, security, and security.
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