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Representatives from Kiribati and Zanzibar called for a ‘reframing of global investment logic’ at the Sharjah Investment Forum–World Investment Conference (SIF–WIC 2025) on Thursday, urging investors to recognise the untapped potential of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), and Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The session “Looking at the Glass Half Full – The Comparative Advantage of SIDS, ...

On the second day of the Sharjah Investment Forum–World Investment Conference (SIF–WIC 2025), Amira Sajwani, Managing Director of DAMAC Properties and Founder & CEO of PRYPCO, joined John Aguilar, Founder and Host of The Final Pitch — Asia’s longest-running business reality show — for a dynamic fireside chat on how bold leadership, smart capital, and visionary storytelling are redefining the ...

The UAE’s growing appeal as a global hub for talent, creativity, and entrepreneurship was spotlighted on Thursday at a high-level session titled “Beyond Borders: What Makes the UAE Home for Global Icons” during the Sharjah Investment Forum – World Investment Conference (SIF-WIC 2025). Moderated by Rania Saadi, the session brought together three international icons – two-time world boxing champion Amir ...

The second day of the Sharjah Investment Forum 2025, held in conjunction with WAIPA’s World Investment Conference (WIC), featured a high-level panel titled “Sharjah 2030: Driving Innovation, Investment, and Sustainable Growth,” sharing key insights and statistics that demonstrate Sharjah’s continued rise as a global hub for sustainable development, innovation, and investment. The panel brought together a group of distinguished leaders ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The world mobilised nearly USD 2 trillion in green finance in 2024, yet “there’s still an awful lot of finance which is not green,” observed Creon Butler, Director of the Global Economy & Finance Programme at Chatham House, during a Sharjah Investment Forum 2025 panel titled “Aligning Global Finance with Sustainability.” Referencing the USD 30 billion pledged to the Global ...

The first day of the 8th Sharjah Investment Forum, held in conjunction with the 29th World Investment Conference (WIC-SIF 2025), set a powerful tone for action and collaboration through a number of ‘In Focus’ workshop sessions. The workshops moved beyond theory, offering pathways for SMEs, investors, and government entities to contribute to a diversified, sustainable economy; and participants were provided ...

Sharjah’s position as a strategically-located investment hub came into sharp focus at the World Investment Conference–Sharjah Investment Forum (WIC–SIF 2025) on Wednesday as top economist Mohamed El-Erian urged global investors to invest in the emirate’s ‘edge’ amid widening geopolitical and financial shocks. “If I were to invest $100 million in Sharjah, I would focus on leveraging its unique geopolitical position ...