Charting the Course to Economic Resilience
H.E. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri
Minister of Economy, UAE
The ABLF Talks | The ABLF City | October 6, 2020
Speaker Introduction
As the UAE’s Minister of Economy, H.E. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri represents a dynamic new generation of leadership committed to innovation, economic diversification, and inclusive growth. Formerly the Secretary General of the UAE Cabinet and CEO of the Dubai Future Foundation, he has been at the centre of designing and executing national strategies that position the UAE as a knowledge-driven, digitally empowered economy. Appointed at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, H.E. Al Marri has championed agile governance, sustainable growth models, and public–private collaboration as essential tools for building resilience in the face of uncertainty.
Moderator: Eithne Treanor, Founder and CEO, E Treanor Media
Date: October 6, 2020
Prepared by: The ABLF Research Council
Event: The ABLF Talks, hosted virtually at the ABLF City
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Executive Summary
At a time when the global economy faced unprecedented disruption, H.E. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri presented a bold and pragmatic vision for transforming the COVID-19 crisis into a catalyst for economic reinvention. He framed the pandemic not as a temporary setback but as an opportunity to re-engineer economic structures, accelerate diversification, and institutionalise adaptability as a national competency. The UAE’s rapid response included the creation of the Recovery Council, the rollout of 38 strategic initiatives, and the deployment of stimulus packages that went beyond short-term relief to lay the foundation for long-term competitiveness. Digitalisation emerged as the cornerstone of this recovery, with government services, business operations, and trade facilitation moving seamlessly online thanks to pre-pandemic investments in infrastructure and talent.
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