By Iqbal Tamimi

Fatima Obeid Al Jaber, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Emirates Businesswomen Council said that the number of Emirate business women has reached 13 thousand woman, who are the owners of 20 thousand companies. She announced this statement during a Forum held in UAE about the private sector’s contributions in development, organized by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in UAE. Al Jaber added ‘The Ministry of Commerce and the Federation of UAE Chambers encourage women entrepreneurs and provide them with the environment and facilities that help them to achieve their goals and reach the success they are aspiring to achieve in their businesses.