Dubai: UAE business leaders said they hope to get greater access to US markets, increased research and development funding from the US, following a meeting with President Barack Obama.
"We expect to receive support for increased exports to the US market, share knowledge and technology," Abdul Baset Al Janahi, Chief Executive of Mohammad Bin Rashid Establishment for Small and Medium Enterprises, told Gulf News from Washington.
"Our leadership has taken all the necessary steps towards helping entrepreneurs. However, our expectation from the summit is also to set up regional venture capitals to help entrepreneurship grow."
Reaching out
Al Janahi is a member of the UAE delegation to this week's conference hosted by Obama that aims to seek better relations with the Muslim world.
Muslim entrepreneurs from some 50 countries have gathered in Washington this week to listen to Obama.
Dubai and Abu Dhabi governments have set up funds to help support entrepreneurship and small businesses that make up about 90 per cent of the country's private sector.
