The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley will leave on Sunday, 15th November, 2015 on a two day official visit to UAE. One of the main objectives of the Finance Minister’s visit is to meet and apprise the UAE based investors about investment opportunities in various sectors in India including infrastructure, manufacturing, services and National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) among others. The present Government has taken various initiatives in the last one and half year making India an attractive destination for investment. These initiatives have resulted in making the Indian economy more stable and reliable. Now policy decisions have become faster and predictable. Other major initiatives include various tax rationalisation measures and opening-up of different sectors of the economy for FDI among others.

During the first day of his official visit, the Finance Minister will be participating as the Chief Guest in UAE- India Economic Forum Meet in Dubai on Monday, 16th November, 2015. Thereafter, he will be calling on H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Minister of Finance. He will also be attending an event organised by FICCI. Later in the evening, he will be interacting with Indian Community in Dubai.

On Tuesday, 17th November, 2015, the Finance Minister will leave for Abu Dhabi. During his visit to Abu Dhabi, the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley will meet H.H.Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan , Managing director of Abu Dhabi Investing Authority , (ADIA) and senior representatives of ADIA,ADIC,IPIC etc. Thereafter, he will call on H.H.General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Price of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. After completing his two day official visit to UAE, the Finance Minister will return to the National Capital on the morning of 18th November, 2015.

Investment promotion: ministerial UAE visit to engage sovereign and institutional investors and showcase India's reform led opportunities. The two day official visit by the Union Finance Minister to the UAE concentrates on investment promotion across infrastructure, manufacturing, services and the National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), set against recent government measures improving policy predictability, tax rationalisation and opening sectors to foreign direct investment. The visit schedule comprises an economic forum appearance, meetings with UAE sovereign and institutional investors, a FICCI event, and community interaction to advance investor engagement and confidence.