Global Outlook

  German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, arrived in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Saturday on a working visit to the country.  Upon his arrival at the Presidential Terminal of the Abu Dhabi International Airport, Scholz was welcomed by Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, and various other officials.  During the German Chancellor’s visit to the UAE, Germany and the UAE explored paths to advance cooperation to new heights in the energy, sustainability, and investment sectors. Germany and UAE’s leaders held a meeting. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade of the UAE, led the UAE's delegation to the roundtable meeting, while the German side was headed by Dr. Franziska Brantner, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany. Mohammad Ali Al Shurafa, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, attended the meeting along ...