His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday received the chairman and board members of the UAE Central Bank, who called to greet him on the advent of Holy Month of Ramadan.
Present were Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Dubai Deputy Ruler and Chairman of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
Khalil Foulazi, Central Bank Chairman briefed Sheikh Mohammed on the performance of the banking sector in the UAE in the first half of this year, which they described as auguring well for a prosperous future for UAE markets, particularly in the finance and banking industries. He also briefed him about the growth of UAE market in general and the financial and banking sector in particular.
Sheikh Mohammed commended the role of Central Bank in controlling and following up the banking activities in the UAE to ensure safety and protect the national economy.
Sheikh Mohammed also received educational leaders and veteran teachers who served the country for more than 40 years and impacted the development of education in the UAE.
Sheikh Hamdan, Sheikh Maktoum, Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of the Cabinet Affairs, and Humaid Mohammed Al Qatami, Minister of Education, were present.
He welcomed the veteran teachers, expressing his pleasure about meeting the generation who exerted their utmost to set the foundation of education in the country.
"The building of human being is the most difficult compared to tower or bridge", he said, adding that the more than 64 universities and 3,350 schools across the country.