Overview
- The Cabinet approved a National Investment Fund with AED36.7 billion in initial capital, designed to deploy incentive and development packages for high‑impact companies through federal and emirate-level coordination.
- Officials set targets to lift annual foreign direct investment to AED240 billion by 2031 and raise accumulated FDI to AED2.2 trillion.
- Sheikh Mohammed announced a programme to attract 1,000 of the most successful international trade companies to the UAE, alongside a digital platform linking thousands of UAE exporters with overseas markets.
- The Cabinet endorsed a National Identity Strategy comprising 70 initiatives and launched the National Family Growth Agenda 2031 to strengthen social cohesion and increase marriage and birth rates among Emiratis.
- Ministers also reviewed strong 2024 aviation results—AED340 billion GDP contribution and 148 million passengers—and approved policies on nature-reserve classification, a plant genetic resources law, and several international agreements.