Rania thanks UAE for charity event

General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Defence Minister, attended yesterday the charity gala dinner organised by the Science, Technology and Arts Royal Summit (Stars) at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel.

Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, founder and chairperson of the non-profit and non-governmental Queen Rania Jordan River Foundation, and former U.S. president, William Jeffersen Clinton, attended the event as guests of honour.

In her speech on the occasion, Queen Rania said Jordan thanked the emirates for organising such charity events and expected better performance of the Jordanian economy the current year.
She expected Jordan to achieve a healthy four per cent growth in GDP during 2002.

"During a very difficult 2001, Jordan's stock market witnessed a 30 per cent appreciation, our exports have increased 21 per cent, our foreign reserves are at an all time high and our national debt is down."