HH Mohammed Omar Abdullah, Undersecretary, Dept of Economic Development, Abu Dhabi and a keynote speaker at the Abu Dhabi Conference talks to Phil Blizzard on the need of the private sector to lead the Emirate in its 2030 diversification plans and why this is necessary despite Abu Dhabi's enormous financial reserves.
The definitive event for doing business in the UAE's capital called upon the private sector to be the driving force in the diversification of the economy. Phil Blizzard reports on the MEED organised Abu Dhabi Conference 2009, held in association with the Department of Economic Development, Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi has rolled out private healthcare insurance for locals and expats as part of its plans to offer world-class healthcare. Zaid Al Siksek, CEO, Health Authority - Abu Dhabi, tells Rob Jones about the emirate's plans for healthcare, why it is so high on the government's agenda, how it is trying to attract global medical facilities into Abu Dhabi - and how they will work with Seha - and the need for teaching hospitals to ensure it has good medical professionals working within the UAE capital.
The privatisation programme, future energy sources and future major projects, including opportunities for the private sector are spoken about by H.E. Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi, Director of Privatisation, Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA) in this interview with Phil Blizzard at the Abu Dhabi Conference 2009
Dr Nabil Ibrahim, Chancellor, Abu Dhabi University talks to Phil Blizzard about their contribution to the development of the emirate, diversification in funding and the opportunities for partnerships and their goal for academic excellence.
Bill Peacock, Chief of Operations at the Cleveland Clinic tells Edward Poultney how the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is developing, what the group's plans for expansion are and how the company is 'knowledge-sharing' with the region's health professionals.
Moriyuki Aida, Chief Representative for the Dubai office of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) explains why close ties with the UAE are so important to Japan. He talks about on-going funding for projects, how funding has changed since the downturn and what the future holds for projects in the emirate.
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The Emirate of Kuwait is situated a the head of the Persian Gulf, and is bordered to the South by the Al Hasa desert region of Saudi Arabia, and Iraq which has a narrow exit to the port of Umm Qasr before the territory of Iran.