Sheikh Mohammed chairs a meeting in Dubai. File

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday took to X to announce that Dubai's non-oil foreign trade has reached Dhs2 trillion target a year before the deadline.

Sheikh Mohammed wrote on X: “In 2020, before the COVID-19, we declared from Dubai Council our target for Dubai's non-oil foreign trade to reach Dhs2 trillion by 2025. Today, a year before the time fixed, we reached our goal, thanks for Allah Al Mighty. In Dubai, we say what we do and do what we say.”

"We formed a team to set encouraging, legal and logistic plans and open new markets in front of our exports to reach that goal. When the crisis struck global trade, the teams told me that it was impossible to reach our goal."

"Life experiences taught me that crises are the best time for development and thinking outside the box, so we launched many initiatives, developed policies, changed and facilitated procedures during the largest global crisis which lasted nearly two years. Today, a year before the time fixed, we reached our goal, thanks for Allah Al Mighty. In Dubai, we say what we do and do what we say,” Sheikh Mohammed wrote further.