About the Council
The UAE-India CEPA Council (UICC) was launched on the sidelines of the Vibrant Gujarat Summit on 10 January 2024, by H.E. Thani Al Zeyoudi, the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Shri Piyush Goyal, the Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry. The UICC is a joint UAE and Indian Government initiative, which seeks to ensure that the two countries’ business communities are able to fully leverage the benefits of the UAE-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership (UAE-India CEPA), which was implemented in1 May 2022.
Objectives and Functions of the Council
At its core, the UICC seeks to further expand the opportunities borne through the signing of the CEPA. The Council provides a dynamic new outlet for the business communities of the two countries to tangibly deepen their already significant and constructive commercial ties.
The specific objectives of the UAE-India CEPA Council are to:
Encourage inclusive and diverse partnerships across all levels of the two countries’ business communities, with a strong emphasis on critical spheres such as startups, women’s entrepreneurship, micro-, small-, and medium-sized entrepreneurs (MSMEs), and the services sector.
Facilitate a range of events that bring the two communities together in a manner that supports trust, dialogue, and open engagement.
Provide the UAE and Indian business communities with the tangible resources and support they need to truly succeed, and fully unlock the benefits and opportunities of the CEPA.
Leadership Profile
Mr Ahmed Aljneibi
Director, UICC
Mr. Ahmed Aljneibi is the Director of UAE-India CEPA Council. As Director, he is responsible for overseeing the Council’s strategic direction and stakeholder engagement efforts, whilst ensuring Indian and UAE businesses are able to truly benefit from the opportunities borne through signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
Aljneibi is an experienced diplomat, having served in the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Department of Economic and Trade Affairs, prior to his posting to the UAE Embassy in New Delhi in 2022. Before entering the diplomatic service, Aljneibi held designations managing outstation airport services for Emirates Airlines in Cambodia and India, among other positions. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in UAE Diplomacy and International Relations from the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy and a Bachelor of Science in Air Transport Management from Emirates Aviation University/Coventry University.
Leadership Profile
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