Dubai 2003 Organising Committee discusses most effective way of using media to promote the Annual Meetings locally, across the Arab World and internationally

The committee, chaired at this meeting by Mr. Khalid Al Bustani, Assistant Under Secretary, Budgets and Revenue at the Ministry of Finance and Industry, said that a media plan should be developed in order to highlight all the activities that are being undertaken by the Sub Committees of Dubai 2003.

He also stated that as the countdown continues to the event in September 2003 it is vital to showcase the scale of resources and effort behind the event to people living in the UAE, the rest of the Arab World and to international audiences.

His Excellency Mohammed Al Gergawi, Chairman of the Dubai Development and Investment Authority and an Organising Committee member, called on the establishment of a very strong network and partnership with media regionally, internationally and locally, in order to stress the positive economic and cultural aspects of both the UAE and all the countries of the Arab region. He added that this was especially important as the Annual Meetings are being held for first time in an Arab country

The organizing committee also discussed several suggestions from the Venue and Facilities Sub Committee to change and enhance the environment around the DICC where both the Annual Meetings themselves and other events and seminars will take place between September 18-25.

The Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund were first held in Washington DC in 1946. They are hosted by an international city one year in three. The UAE and Dubai were selected because of their highly developed transportation and logistics infrastructure, growing importance as a financial hub and its established position as an oasis of opportunity.