The Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Future, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, confirmed that the annual meetings of the UAE government reflect the directions of the UAE led by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and President of the UAE. The Rulers of Dubai and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to strengthen the foundations of the Union, and consolidate government integration at the federal and local levels to achieve the first positions globally in various fields.

In the opening speech of the third session of the annual meetings of the UAE government, which kicked off in the capital Abu Dhabi yesterday, Al-Gergawi discussed a number of pivotal challenges that require the development of proactive remedies as the UAE continues its development process. In the UAE, 25,000 UAE nationals graduate each year, posing the challenge of creating 250,000 jobs over the next decade.

He said that the percentage of citizens working in the private sector is less than 5%, and the total number of UAE nationals in the workforce is less than 10%. This challenge, which HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum pointed out in the seasonal message, requires integration and concerted efforts to develop long structural solutions. Term.

He pointed to a number of economic challenges that require strengthening integration and coordination, and the development of unified economic plans, and the harmonization of economic trends at various levels of government, such as the presence of about 40 free economic zones in the country, which requires the development of trends to enhance the competitiveness of the UAE globally.

`` We live today under our leadership in a country that is the best regionally and the most competitive in the world, the UAE excels in 100 regional development indicators, and tops 50 global indicators, we have the best infrastructure, and progress in overall competitiveness to the fifth place in the world. ''

“Today we live in a country that is the most connected to the continents of the world with more than 880,000 air traffic annually, more than 130 million people pass through our airports every year, we manage more foreign ports than any other country, and commercial shipping lines at the heart of international trade,” he added. We have a strategic investment presence in more than 50 global markets, hosting the largest financial centers in the region, we have larger sovereign funds and more than any other country in the region, and attract more than 22 million tourists annually, more than any country in the region. ”

The UAE is the most connected to the world with 880,000 air traffic annually.

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The percentage of citizens in the private sector, and 10% of the total national workforce.