Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, Founding Chairman, Al Habtoor Group held talks with a delegation from Dubai Islamic Bank at the Al Habtoor Group head office.
The delegation was led by Dr Adnan Chilwan, Group Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Islamic Bank. Also present was and Naveed Ali, Chief of Corporate Banking; Aqeel Dhugio, Private Sector Corporate Banking Team and Fazlan Nizar, Private Sector Corporate Banking Team. Present from the Al Habtoor Group was KP Rajan, Group Financial Advisor, Arun Krishnan, Chief Financial Officer, and Chin Poh Kueh, Director of Finance.
They discussed the economic and business climate in Dubai for 2016 and 2017.
Khalaf Al Habtoor said, “In 2017 we expect to see improvements over this year.” He added, “Dubai is going through a transformation. The city has evolved into a world-class city with some of the best infrastructure in the world. The Dubai Water Canal is an example of Dubai’s success. Al Habtoor City, which sits right on the canal is an another example of the possibilities in the UAE.”
Al Habtoor City incorporates three luxury collections: The Hotel Collection, which consists of three five-star hotels (The St. Regis Dubai; The Westin Dubai, Al Habtoor City and W Dubai – Al Habtoor City). The Residence Collection includes three luxury residential towers with enviable views of Dubai, and exceptional facilities including a state-of-the-art tennis academy and indoor, air-conditioned court, as well as a resort-style pool deck. The Leisure Collection includes a European-style Boulevard, multiple restaurants and cafés and the region’s first permanent purpose-built theatre, home to La Perle by Dragone.