Pittsburgh Mayor and U.A.E. Consul General in New York Praise Burgeoning Relationship Between Steel City and U.A.E.

The Honorable Bill Peduto, the Mayor of Pittsburgh, and His Excellency Abdalla Shaheen, Consul General of the United Arab Emirates in New York, highlighted the importance of flourishing Pittsburgh-U.A.E. ties during a virtual trade mission to the U.A.E. led by the American Middle East Institute (AMEI) in Pittsburgh and supported by the Business Council. The […]
USTR Engages Industry Ahead of U.S.-U.A.E. Trade Dialogue

Three senior officials from The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) spoke with Business Council members and partners ahead of their upcoming trade dialogue with their U.A.E. counterparts on July 15th. This occurred during a small, invitation-only virtual roundtable the Business Council hosted on Thursday July 2nd as part of its ongoing webinar series titled, “Looking Ahead: […]
Missouri Hosts Groundbreaking Virtual Trade Mission

A virtual trade mission to the U.A.E., led by the Missouri International Trade & Investment Office, set the stage for Missouri-based agtech, healthcare, and aerospace companies to build on the state’s $80+ million exports to the U.A.E. This virtual mission precedes the rescheduling of an in-person trade mission to the U.A.E. that will be led […]
ADIO Director General Keen to Support Expansion of U.S. Companies to Abu Dhabi

His Excellency Dr. Tariq Bin Hendi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), stated the organization is ready to work with innovative U.S. companies looking to expand to Abu Dhabi. These comments came as His Excellency outlined ADIO’s post-Covid-19 investment programs and priorities during a U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council webinar on June 30th 2020 that was the latest in the Business Council’s ongoing videoconference series […]
H.E. Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak Talks About the Importance of Global Collaboration in the COVID-19 Recovery and Strength of U.A.E. – U.S. Ties

As the coronavirus pandemic upended life as we know it, U.A.E. leadership acted swiftly to mitigate the impact of the virus. In a videoconference hosted by the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council on 29 June 2020, H.E. Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority and Group C.E.O. and Managing Director of Mubadala […]
U.S. Pavilion Expo 2020 reveals new details and highlights key ways to participate

Ambassador John Rakolta, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to the U.A.E. and Commissioner General of the U.S. Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, encouraged U.S. educational, content, and private sector partners to utilize the U.S. Pavilion at Expo 2020 to showcase American innovation, creativity, and ingenuity to the world. Updated and newly revised plans for the U.S. Pavilion were showcased during a videoconference hosted by the Meridian Center and the U.S.-U.A.E. Business […]
Public-Private Discussion of Kickstarting Post-Covid Economies Centers on Healthcare, Tech, and Food Security

U.S. and U.A.E. business leaders shared how the two countries might work together to kickstart their economies during a virtual business roundtable with U.A.E. Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs His Excellency Abdulnasser Alshaali, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Manisha Singh, and the other U.S. and U.A.E. government officials taking part in this year’s […]
U.A.E. Energy Minister Hails “Unprecedented” OPEC+ Production Cuts

His Excellency Eng. Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei, U.A.E. Minister of Energy and Industry, stressed the “unprecedented” magnitude and duration of recent OPEC+ cuts to oil production. This came during a videoconference hosted by the Atlantic Council and U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council on 15 June 2020, in which His Excellency discussed the changing global energy outlook […]
Visionary Dubai Leaders Paint Picture of Post-Pandemic Future

The coronavirus pandemic has unleashed a wave of change affecting every aspect of life from work to social interaction to education. In a Business Council videoconference held on 9 June 2020, Dubai’s leading strategic thinkers, Khalfan Belhoul, CEO of Dubai Future Foundation and Noah Raford, Futurist-in-Chief and Chief of Global Affairs at Dubai Future Foundation, charted a path forward while […]
Pandemic Drives Uptake of Innovative Payments Technology

Leading financial service companies revealed the many new ways in which governments, businesses, and individuals are employing new financial payments technologies to overcome obstacles posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. This came during a webinar titled “Payments Technology and the Pandemic,” which was the latest in the Business Council’s ongoing videoconference series titled “Looking Ahead: Conversations […]