Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), has discussed business relations between the UAE and the UK with senior UK Government officials at the Global Investment Summit in London.
On the sidelines of the summit, Sheikh Hamed met with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and also held meetings with Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt and UK Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch.
They reviewed economic, trade and investment relations between the two countries, and opportunities for further cooperation in all fields within the framework of the strategic partnership that binds the two countries together.
The meetings were also attended by Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority and Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.
The Global Investment Summit is attended by around 200 of the world’s leading chief executives, investors, innovators and government officials.
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