His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has chaired the UAE Cupboard assembly at Qasr Al Watan, Abu Dhabi.
The assembly was attended by H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Courtroom; H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Finance; H.H. Lt. Normal Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of the Inside, and H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Overseas Affairs.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum stated: “At this time, I chaired the Cupboard assembly at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, the place we made key choices to advance legislative processes. We accepted the institution of the Regulatory Intelligence Workplace inside the Cupboard. This workplace will work on making a complete legislative plan that brings collectively all federal and native legal guidelines within the UAE, connecting them by means of synthetic intelligence with judicial rulings, govt procedures, and public companies. The brand new system will enable us to trace the day by day affect of legal guidelines on our folks and economic system utilizing large-scale information, and it’ll frequently counsel updates to our laws. The system can be linked to main world analysis facilities to observe the most effective worldwide insurance policies and legislative practices, adapting them to go well with the UAE’s distinctive circumstances.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum added: “This new legislative system, powered by synthetic intelligence, will change how we create legal guidelines, making the method sooner and extra exact. It’s going to make sure that our legislative framework stands out, aligning our legal guidelines with the most effective world practices whereas staying true to the distinctive path of our speedy growth.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum confirmed: “Throughout the assembly, we additionally accepted the restructuring of the Emirates Council for Balanced Improvement, chaired by H.H. Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The council’s objective is to develop impactful tasks that guarantee balanced progress throughout all components of the nation. In its earlier time period, the Council accomplished tasks in UAE villages and launched distinctive neighborhood and growth initiatives that assist our nationwide agenda.”
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum stated: “We additionally mentioned the Ministry of Trade and Superior Expertise’s preparations for internet hosting the “Make it within the Emirates” Discussion board. This discussion board strengthens our industrial sector by providing buy alternatives, funding prospects, financing options, and partnerships value AED 160 billion. Our industrial sector contributes AED 210 billion to our GDP, having grown by 59% over the previous 4 years.”
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum added: “We accepted the launch of the Power Effectivity International Alliance, which was introduced in the course of the UAE’s internet hosting of COP28. The alliance goals to foster worldwide cooperation, share experience, and develop world insurance policies to double power effectivity throughout all sectors by 2030.”
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum stated: “We reviewed the outcomes of the “Plant the Emirates” marketing campaign, which we launched in the beginning of the season, in addition to the outcomes of the Nationwide Sports activities Technique and the annual report on cash laundering and terrorism financing dangers within the UAE.”
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum added: “We additionally seemed on the outcomes of the brand new financing mechanisms for the Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme, which issued 9,400 approvals value AED 7.5 billion over the previous three years. We’ll proceed to enhance these mechanisms to fulfill the rising annual demand for housing.”
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum emphasised: “We mentioned the progress of the UAE’s tax system, which helps monetary sustainability and strengthens our world competitiveness. The UAE ranks fifth globally in tax coverage effectivity and second in combating tax evasion, in line with the annual report by the Worldwide Institute for Administration Improvement (IMD) in Switzerland. The efforts of the groups engaged on the tax ecosystem within the UAE have resulted within the registration of 520,000 corporations below the Company Tax and 470,000 below the Worth-Added Tax… The tax system is a key a part of our financial basis for the longer term. Its effectivity displays the power of our aggressive economic system, and the tax tradition we’ve constructed is a brand new step we’ve efficiently taken lately. I prolong my thanks and appreciation to the crew contributing to the UAE’s monetary sustainability by means of a world-class tax system.”
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum stated: At this time, we additionally accepted 44 worldwide agreements in financial, developmental, and governmental fields, and we authorised the beginning of negotiations for funding safety and promotion agreements with 30 international locations worldwide. The UAE will proceed to construct financial and funding ties with pleasant and sisterly nations, sustaining its open financial method that has solidified its place as a world financial hub connecting East and West.
Throughout the assembly, the UAE Cupboard has accepted the launch of the primary built-in regulatory intelligence ecosystem inside the UAE Authorities. This new laws and legal guidelines growth system, which is the primary of its variety globally, is predicated on essentially the most superior synthetic intelligence approaches and options, marking a world first in sensible governance.
The ecosystem introduces a proactive method to legislative planning, enabling the federal government to remain forward of speedy modifications in world geopolitical, financial, social, and technological landscapes. The brand new mannequin consists of the event of the most important nationwide legislative database, which integrates not solely federal and native laws but in addition judicial rulings, authorities processes, companies, and field-level programs. It’s designed to watch world legislative developments in actual time, and assess their relevance to the UAE. It’s going to additionally determine gaps or inconsistencies inside the nationwide authorized framework.
This dynamic ecosystem permits the UAE to evolve from conventional static legal guidelines to residing, responsive laws. It preserves the nationwide legislative character formed by the imaginative and prescient of the founding fathers and societal values whereas embracing the flexibleness and pace of AI-driven regulation. The system will speed up the legislative course of by as much as 70 %, utilizing AI instruments to scale back the effort and time required for analysis, drafting, analysis, and enactment.
As a part of this initiative, the UAE Cupboard additionally accepted the institution of the Regulatory Intelligence Workplace below the Normal Secretariat of the Cupboard. This new workplace will lead the design, implementation, and coordination of the system in partnership with federal and native authorities, in addition to personal sector stakeholders. The transfer displays the UAE’s dedication to constructing a brand new era of governance that blends human perception with AI effectivity to create laws that’s sooner, smarter, and extra adaptable.
The Cupboard accepted a choice in the identical assembly to restructure the Emirates Council for Balanced Improvement, chaired by H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Courtroom for Improvement and Fallen Heroes’ Affairs.
The Council consists of Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Trade and Superior Expertise, as Vice Chairman and the membership of Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Power and Infrastructure, Shamma bint Suhail bin Faris Al Mazrui, Minister of Neighborhood Improvement, Dr. Ahmed bin Abdullah Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Sport, Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economic system, Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak Al Shamsi, Minister of Local weather Change and Surroundings, Rashid Saeed Salem Al Ameri as Advisor on the President’s Workplace for Strategic Affairs inside the Presidential Courtroom, Saeed Al Eter Al Dhanhani, Chairman of the UAE Authorities Media Workplace, Saeed Rashid Al Zaabi, Adviser to Deputy Chairman of Presidential Courtroom for Improvement and Fallen Heroes’ Affairs, Shadi Malak, Chief Govt Officer of Etihad Rail, Ahmed Taleb Al Shamsi, Chief Govt Officer of Emirates Basis.
The Cupboard additionally reviewed the outcomes of the “Make it within the Emirates” Discussion board 2024 and accepted the targets for its upcoming 2025 version. The Discussion board has emerged as a key nationwide platform to draw industrial investments, stimulate native manufacturing, and enhance the competitiveness of UAE-made merchandise.
The Discussion board has hosted greater than 13,000 guests and contributors throughout its editions. It featured greater than 200 specialised panels and workshops, unveiling high-value funding alternatives, saying manufacturing and provide agreements, and offering progressive financing options.
In 2024, the economic sector contributed greater than AED 210 billion to the nationwide GDP—a 59% enhance in comparison with 2020. Industrial exports reached AED 197 billion, reflecting a 68% progress in comparison with 2020. The nationwide spending exceeded AED 110 billion, marking a 244% enhance in comparison with 2020.
The Cupboard additionally accepted the launching of the International Alliance for Power Effectivity. This initiative aligns with the “UAE Consensus” introduced at COP28 and goals to double power effectivity charges yearly by 2030.
The Cupboard reviewed updates of the nationwide marketing campaign “Plant the Emirates”, a key initiative aimed toward increasing inexperienced areas and selling environmental consciousness throughout the nation. As of April 2025, a complete of 459,698 timber have been planted in collaboration with strategic companions. The marketing campaign additionally efficiently distributed 593,246 seedlings and scattered over 6.5 million seeds throughout pure habitats.
The marketing campaign witnessed robust youth and neighborhood engagement, involving over 5,000 college students and eight,257 volunteers. Agricultural guides had been distributed to 1,349 faculties nationwide, and 109 specialised agricultural workshops had been carried out. The Cupboard accepted the formation of the Nationwide Agricultural Centre Board of Administrators, chaired by Her Excellency Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak Al Shamsi, Minister of Local weather Change and Surroundings,
Throughout the session, the Cupboard reviewed the newest updates and the progress made on growing the UAE’s tax system. The UAE continues to strengthen its world financial standing by constructing an built-in, aggressive, clear tax ecosystem that facilitates tax compliance and helps attaining monetary sustainability and growth targets.
The nation’s tax system has made important progress in recent times, encompassing legislative, technical, and procedural features, domestically and globally. The nation achieved main ends in world competitiveness indicators, in line with the IMD World Competitiveness Report 2023. It ranked second globally within the Index of Combating Tax Evasion, fourth within the Consumption Tax Charge, and fifth within the Effectivity of Tax Coverage.
The Cupboard additionally reviewed the outcomes of implementing the Nationwide Sports activities Technique, which goals to raise the sports activities sector’s contribution to society, well being, and nationwide identification. Among the many key outcomes was the profitable launch of the Nationwide College Video games Undertaking, involving 1,767 college students. The Cupboard reviewed updates on the Nationwide Autism Coverage, which focuses on enhancing companies for this phase of the neighborhood, making a unified and built-in service mannequin for people with autism and their households. Among the many accomplishments had been the event of nationwide diagnostic tips and the rollout of an early detection programme.
As a part of the UAE Authorities’s continued efforts to reinforce companies for UAE nationals, the Cupboard reviewed the outcomes of implementing the brand new mortgage financing mechanism for the Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme for the interval 2022- 2024. A complete of 9,468 housing mortgage choices had been issued over three years, exceeding the goal of 9,000 choices—a median of three,000 yearly. The entire worth of accepted financing reached AED 7,505,616,108.
On the cultural entrance, the Cupboard reviewed progress in implementing the Nationwide Technique for Cultural and Inventive Industries. Key initiatives included the launch of the Emirates Tradition and Creativity Medal, the Nationwide Tradition and Creativity Grant Program, and the Nationwide Framework for Cultural Actions in Faculties.
The UAE Cupboard accepted the adoption of the Public Profit Entities Classification Information. This resolution is predicated on the Federal Decree-Legislation governing public profit establishments and displays the most effective worldwide practices and requirements whereas additionally contemplating the distinctive traits of the UAE’s institutional surroundings.
The information defines the scope of public profit actions coated below the legislation, which incorporates social, cultural, scientific, instructional, skilled, artistic, creative, leisure, and environmental fields.
The Cupboard accepted the Nationwide Evaluation Report on the Dangers of Cash Laundering and Terrorism Financing within the nation, endorsed laws in regards to the administration of area assets, and accepted laws associated to tax.
In overseas affairs, the Cupboard accepted the ratification of 12 worldwide agreements and the signing and beginning of negotiations on 32 worldwide agreements and memoranda of understanding.
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