Business & Money | Thursday 9 April, 2015 11:10 am |

Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, today received at Nakheel Office, Dan Amman, President, General Motors, and his accompanying delegation.

H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, attended the meeting.

Sheikh Mohammed and Amman exchanged views on issues related to economy, investment and industrialisation sectors as well as ways to enhance presence of General Motors in the region through its regional office in Dubai.

Sheikh Mohammed welcomed the presence of international companies and investments in the UAE through their regional offices, stressing the UAE's welcoming approach, in general, and Dubai in particular, to host such international and prestigious companies in the country in order to be a link and a communication centre between the East and the West in all domains.

President of General Motors extended thanks and appreciation to Sheikh Mohammed as well as other competent authorities for the unprecedented facilitations received by the company's regional office, which the company is planning to expand. It also plans to increase the number of staff as the office activities extend from the UAE to MENA.

Amman praised the UAE's and Dubai's huge potential to attract global investments, encourage its national economy and develop tourism sector which has all components and factors of success, highlighting the integrated and sophisticated infrastructure and security as well as social stability of the UAE society.

Among those who attended the meeting were H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of Emirates Group, Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemi, Minister of State, Mohammed Ibrahim AI Shaibani, Director-General of His Highness the Ruler's Court, Government of Dubai, Khalifa Saeed Suleiman, Director- General of the Department of Protocol and Hospitality in Dubai and other officials.