The UAE, especially Dubai, is a role model for Eurasian countries because of what it has achieved over the past three decades, said Anatoly Motkin, StrategEast President in an interview with Khaleej Times.
“The UAE is a unique case that demonstrates that if countries work properly and systematically, they can transform the desert into a global megapolis. If you ask anybody in Dushanbe or Tashkent, ‘what you want to be,’ they say, ‘I want to be Dubai’. The UAE is a role model for them,” said Anatoly Motkin in an interview on Tuesday at SRTIP headquarters in Sharjah, also published by Mena.fm outlet.
Mr. Motkin said that for the UAE, Gulf and Eurasia, growing digital ties are the easiest to come closer because it is a trans-border sector. “You don’t need to bring commodity from point A to point B. The knowledge is new energy. The Gulf countries that became richer due to hydrocarbon also see the need to diversify their model. We have a lot of opportunities for collaboration and let us bring all the knowledge together as this will make countries like the UAE much stronger. It is not just digital, but a knowledge-driven era,” StraegEast President told.
Talking about the prospects of mutual collaboration between Eurasia and the Gulf, Mr. Motkin highlighted benefits for both sides. “The UAE is the ultimate new market for the Eurasia region because it is a modern and digitally-advanced country. The UAE can also benefit as more than 10,000 startups are operating in the Eurasian region that were accelerated by American accelerators. Still, they need investments, and it is a huge opportunity for VC funds from the UAE to invest there”, – commented Anatoly Motkin for Zawya media outlet.
