Mohammed receives Ford Motor CEO

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai,  received on Wednesday William Clay Ford, CEO of Ford Motor Company which was established in Michigan in 1903.

The meeting discussed regional and global economic situations and economic experts’ forecast on the global economic growth as well as the expectation of US cars markets regionally and internationally.

CEO of Ford commended the vision Sheikh Mohammed has for the emirate of Dubai, which he described as a vibrant and unique city that boosts open and liberal economic policies. Moreover, Dubai’s cultural diversity and world class facilities and infrastructure helped attracting investors and international companies looking for a stable business environment to set up new headquarters and expand their businesses in Mena.

Impressed by the UAE’s religious and cultural tolerance among its residents and the coexistence of many culture as more than 200 nationalities are living in the country, CEO of Ford Motor Company said that, though visiting Dubai for the first time, he decided to open the corporate regional headquarter in the city. He added that such well-established track record of tolerance only reflects the balanced policy and wise vision of the UAE’s leadership, asserting the prominent image the UAE has established internationally.

Present at the meeting were Dubai Director of Protocol and Hospitality Khalifa Saeed Suleiman, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Meydan City Corporation Saeed Humaid Al Tayer and President of Ford Middle East & Africa Jim Benintende.

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