World Economic Forum opens in Abu Dhabi

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Nine hundred speakers from 77 countries will be speaking at the World Economic Forum (Summit on the Global Agenda) in Abu Dhabi over the next few days. It’s the third time the summit has been held in the Emirate. Nine topics will be discussed, including economic inclusion, employment, resource scarcity, food security, the future of the internet and gender parity. His Excellency Sultan Saeed Nasser Almansoori, Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates is chairing the Forum. He says the UAE is already acting on conclusions from previous events.

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