The UAE is pushing through a series of laws to increase the non-oil sector’s economic contribution to 80% by 2021.
Sultan Al Mansouri, the economy minister, said the government would invest around D300bn towards health, energy, transport and water technology to help create a knowledge-based economy, while medium-term initatives would seek to improve economic productivity and diversity.
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