His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Aviation Authority and Chairman of Emirates Group, stressed the importance of the real estate sector and its role in supporting the growth and diversification of the national economy, and promote promising investment opportunities that will confirm the country's competitiveness in this sector.

This came during a visit by His Highness to the Cityscape International Exhibition, which kicked off yesterday, at the Dubai World Trade Center, and will continue until September 27, with the participation of major exhibitors, investors and real estate designers from the region and the world.

Real estate sector

HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Aviation Authority and Chairman of Emirates Group, yesterday visited Cityscape World Expo at the Dubai World Trade Center, the largest of its kind in the field of development and investment. The event will run until the 27th of September with the participation of leading exhibitors, investors and real estate designers from the region and the world.

During the visit, His Highness stressed the importance of the real estate sector and its role in supporting the growth and diversification of the national economy, and the promotion of promising investment opportunities that will confirm our competitiveness in this sector, and reflects the great confidence that Dubai and the UAE enjoys in the international investment circles within the real estate sector, thanks to the future vision and the environment. Legislative support for this investment, which maximizes its role within the overall development process of the Emirate ».

HH praised the good organization of the exhibition, which has become a global real estate platform linking real estate experts with innovators, within the various fields and disciplines of the real estate sector, as it is an opportunity to enable the real estate market to communicate directly between the various parties involved, to take advantage of the opportunities available and discover more of them, not at the level But also globally.

a tour

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum was accompanied by the Director General of Dubai Land Department, Sultan Butti Bin Mejren, Director General of Dubai World Trade Center Authority, Director General of Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, Hilal Saeed Al Marri and CEO of Dubai Aviation City. Khalifa Suhail Al - Zaffin.

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum started his tour at Cityscape by visiting the Dubai Municipality platform, where he briefed the Director General of Dubai Municipality, Daoud Al Hajri, on the latest projects and initiatives, including «smart building license», and «BIM system - audit Automated schemes, which are adopted as a cornerstone for all construction projects in Dubai.

His Highness then went to the Nakheel platform, where he heard from the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ali Rashid Lootah, an explanation about the residential projects being implemented by the company in different areas of Dubai.

His Highness also visited the pavilion of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs in Saudi Arabia at the exhibition, and was acquainted with the ministry officials on the investment opportunities offered by the secretariats and municipalities, in addition to the services provided by these sectors to real estate investors in the region.

Development plans

The visit also included the special wing of RAK Properties, where he briefed the company's officials on its development plans, within the projects of “Gateway” and “Marbella Villas” on Al Hayat Island, within the master plan of the Mina Al Arab Complex in Ras Al Khaimah. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said that the project will showcase its projects and offers in addition to Azizi's headquarters and its projects including Azizi Mina and Riviera.

The tour included the Arada platform, where he listened to the details of the Boulevard project within the giant Avenue project in the heart of Sharjah, and includes three residential towers in the modern East Village community.

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum concluded his tour at Cityscape by visiting the Meydan stand and listened to the Chairman of the Meedan Group, Saeed Humaid Al Tayer. - He also briefed His Highness on a model of the city illustrating the most prominent developments and vital areas.

The first day of the exhibition

The first day of Cityscape World has witnessed a series of discussion sessions, as part of a variety of events aimed at visitors to the exhibition, businessmen and participating investors, where it began yesterday, on the sidelines of the exhibition «Cityscape dialogues» for three days, which lectures Available to the public, provided by experts from real estate developers and consultants such as Knight Frank, Afridi & Angel and JLL, while Cityscape Intelligence hosted a host of business and investment professionals in an interactive environment aimed at Strengthen communication, stimulate cooperation, and explore opportunities for The fruits are available through the global exhibition platform.

The exhibition also included a series of workshops in cooperation with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), within the framework of the strategic partnership concluded by «Informa Markets» with the Institute, in which a group of engineers and specialists in the development of architectural designs live and innovative, allowing the creation of spaces These solutions were presented to a panel of jurors to select the best designs from 12 countries. The winners of the Cityscape Emerging Markets Awards were revealed, with 56 candidates from South America, Africa and the East awaiting results. East and Indian sub-continent and Asia, celebrating these prestigious awards for excellence in 12 areas of the field of architecture, which include commercial real estate, residential, retail real estate trade, sustainability, social facilities ,; and recreational facilities, and real estate hospitality.