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Matthew Hurn describes the moment he found out he was being awarded the Order of the British Empire in the New Year’s Honours List as “very humbling”.
However, the chief financial officer of Mubadala’s Alternative Investments and Infrastructure business discovered he would receive the award for services to UK-UAE financial relations in mid-December – two weeks before the official announcement was made on December 30. This meant he was temporarily “burdened with this knowledge” and unable to discuss it.
“I didn t tell my wife almost till Christmas Eve,” he says.
Receiving the OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours list was as “an incredibly proud moment for me and the family”, Mr Hurn says – not least because it recognises how far he has progressed since leaving school before he turned 16 to work at the local branch of the Trustee Savings Bank in Harlow, Essex.
Thursday, December 24, 2020 - 10:15am
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Marjorie Chorlins, executive director of the U.S. Chamber’s U.S.-UK Business Council, issued the following statement after reports that the United Kingdom and European Union have finalized an agreement governing their commercial relationship beginning January 1, 2021:
“We applaud the United Kingdom and the European Union for their perseverance in working through several vexing issues to reach today’s landmark agreement and we are hopeful action to ratify the deal will be swift.
“Businesses of all sizes are eager to understand the terms under which they’ll operate going forward. They have been preparing as best they can throughout the transition period, but they will nonetheless need sufficient time to digest and adapt to what has been agreed. Even with the announcement of this historic agreement, there is much work left to do to ensure that both economies will continue to prosper. The U.S.-UK Business Council sta
“In Bahrain, we are proud of the diverse communities who have made the kingdom their home and the many places of worship which we host.”
Representing the UAE, Ambassador Abulhoul spoke passionately about the new relationship with Israel and the Jewish community after the Abraham Accords.
“It is a fitting end to a year when I have experienced so much warmth from my encounters with the UK Jewish community,” he said.
“We are delighted to be involved in a Hanukkah celebration this year. It has been fascinating to learn more about the religious and historical significance of tonight’s ceremony, including the use of oil in it.”
16 December 2020
On Tuesday 24th November 2020, the United Kingdom’s Department for International Trade and the United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Economy held their sixth Joint Economic Committee (JEC) in Dubai. The JEC was established in April 2009 under a Memorandum of Understanding, and aims to strengthen and develop bilateral cooperation between both countries, with a focus on trade and investment ties, creating opportunities for our business communities, and stimulating an exchange of technical expertise. The United Arab Emirates is the United Kingdom’s largest trading partner in the Gulf, with total trade in goods and services between our counties reaching £17.8bn in the four quarters to the end of Q2 2020.