Dubai Naturalization and Residency Administration & INDEX sign cooperation agreement

Dubai Naturalization and Residency Administration and Index Conferences and Exhibitions Organizing Establishment member of INDEX holding signed a Cooperation Agreement.

The two parties will pool their promotional efforts to attract and encourage the inflow of investments into the country. Dubai Naturalization and residency Administration according to the agreement support and participate in the economic, social, scientific, tourist and educational events organized by INDEX locally and abroad.

INDEX the national conferences and exhibitions organizing Establishment organizes more than 26 locally and internationally recognized and registered conferences and exhibitions. It will promote through its overseas offices and its link with 37 international specialized corporate the services provided by the Dubai Naturalization and residency Administration targeting foreign investors, tourists and visiting business groups.

This Agreement is the only one of its kind in the Arab World, the Middle East, and even the World where a government administration come forward to support and assist a private sector establishment and vice versa.

The MoU signing ceremony attended by Brigadier Mohammed Ahmed AL Marri the Director General of Dubai Naturalization and residency Administration, officials, and Abdul Salam Al Madani President INDEX holding.

The vision of H.H.Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President, prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai emphasizes the importance and significance of extending all possible services, material and spiritual support and encouragement to the private sector establishments, residents, visitors, and investors by Government Departments.

The Agreement signed with INDEX fall within this context. Agreement signed with INDEX Holding concluded after careful study to match the General strategy and polices of the Administration that aims at elevating our services and expanding to cover a wider scope in the world.

'We will actively participate in international events organized by INDEX the national exhibitions and conferences organizer with 20 years of extensive experience in this field. One of the prominent international events in which the Administration took an active role beside other Government departments is FDI 2007. Our participation in international events in cooperation with INDEX will ensure wider exposure and effective promotion of our services' Al Marri said.

'We are delighted and proud to sign the cooperation agreement with Dubai Naturalization and residency Administration. We express our thanks and appreciation for the confidence covered upon us by Dubai Naturalization and residency Administration our strategic partner in all local and international conferences and exhibitions organized by INDEX Holding. It is evident that this approach coincided with the wise policy of the UAE leadership, and the country's strategic plan initiated by H.H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum the Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai. The economic and social development strategy initiated by His Highness aims at enhancing the inflow of local and foreign investment in the sectors of the economy for the benefit and advancement of the economic and social development of the country' Al Madani said.

He added, 'On the light of His Highness Strategy INDEX Holding took the initiative to be an active economic partner to contribute in the advancement of the country's economy by the close cooperation with the concerned government departments and corporations. In this context and according to the official statistics INDEX Holding has succeeded in attracting more than 60000 business visitors from 160 countries during this year achieving 20 percent growth when compared with the same period of the previous year. In addition to that, the value of commercial contracts and deals effectively signed during the organized events and to be implemented in the course of 10 years exceeded Dhs12bn. More over 100 thousand hotel room night were booked in Dubai's five, four, and three stars hotels. Besides reserving conventions and food catering halls and facilitating more than 13 thousand families' tourist tours covering the entire historical and cultural sites in Dubai and the UAE in general during the year. All these achievement were made by the effective support and assistance provided by to us by Dubai Naturalization and residency Administration.

'We are proud and immensely delighted to sign this agreement with Dubai Naturalization and residency Administration the leading service provider in Dubai .With out the highly valued support and assistance received from this vital and important Department we would not have successfully achieved these impressive targets. The valuable support to be received from Dubai Naturalization and residency Administration will have direct positive impacts on our potential clients and automatically increase the number of participants in our events and eventually awareness of the competitiveness and business environment in Dubai' Abdul Salam Al Madani concluded.