UAE-France high-level Business Council set the framework to broaden ties in key sectors

UAE-France high-level Business Council set the framework to broaden ties in key sectors

First plenary meeting of the UAE-France high-level Business Council held in Abu Dhbai

Dr Sultan Al-Jaber, Bruno Le Maire and Patrick Pouyanne at the first plenary meeting of the UAE-France high-level Business Council in Abu Dhabi on Monday. — Supplied photo

Published: Mon 30 Jan 2023, 5:58 PM Last updated: Mon 30 Jan 2023, 7:02 PM

Dr Sultan Al-Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and Patrick Pouyanne, chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, held the first plenary meeting of the UAE-France high-level Business Council in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, also attended the meeting, which underlined the mandate bestowed on the council by the leadership of both countries.

It also set the framework for a comprehensive approach to significantly broaden and deepen the UAE-France economic ties by fast-tracking pragmatic and result-oriented programmes and initiatives with an initial focus on energy, clean energy and climate action, transport and logistics, manufacturing, technology, and bilateral Investments.

The council represents a step change in the approach to identifying and delivering strategic joint programs and investments and will serve as a tangible outlet to expand the already vibrant economic cooperation that exists between the two countries' business communities.

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