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          BusinessJune 04, 2025
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          Dr Ahmad Al Falasi, Minister of Sports and chairman of Emirates Growth Fund, and Najla Al Midfa, the fund's vice chair and managing director, at the Make it in the Emirates event at Adnec. Antonie Robertson / The National

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