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Data and branding must align to build long-term investor trust, say experts at SIF-WIC 2025

Experts at the Sharjah Investment Forum – World Investment Conference (SIF-WIC 2025) stressed that building investor trust in today’s economy depends on aligning credible data, long-term strategy, and effective nation and city branding, rather than relying on short-term tactics, during two executive focus sessions on Thursday. The first session, “Data-Driven Investment: Unlocking Opportunities Through Statistical Insights”, focused on how FDI ...

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Global AI FDI inflows reach 22% in 2025 and projected to surpass $1.2 trillion by 2029, say SIF–WIC 2025 panelists

At the eighth edition of the Sharjah Investment Forum (SIF), investment professionals stressed that artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainability are now intertwined forces reshaping capital-flows, value-chains and long-term prosperity. Speaking during the panel “The Impact of AI and Sustainability on Investment Decisions”, the panellists laid out data and practical insights for investors, promoters and governments alike. According to Waveteq Chief ...

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SIF-WIC 2025 explores how UAE’s industrial digitalisation is redefining the global manufacturing landscape

The UAE’s manufacturing sector grew 7.7% in the first quarter of 2025, contributing 13.4% to the nation’s non-oil GDP — a surge that experts attribute to the country’s rapid embrace of Industry 4.0 technologies. The figures and other key insights framed discussions on the second day of the Sharjah Investment Forum – World Investment Conference  (SIF-WIC 2025), where a high-level ...

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