By establishing fresh objectives and admirable intentions for ourselves and everyone around us, let's make 2024 the best year ever.

2023 was a year of ups and downs; we finished a number of projects and made plans to start new ones. We also had challenges relating to the global environment, such as rising inflation, which affected both our businesses and personal lives, but we made it through the year.

We believe that by 2024, the difficulties from the previous year will have subsided. We anticipate that the new year will bring with it more opportunities for our growth and the means to achieve our goals. Thus, my counsel is to never give up or let your guard down; instead, have faith in yourself and push through the difficult moments.

Being among the first commercial and industrial firms in the United Arab Emirates when we began our business journey in 1974, we are happy to have had a significant impact on the advancement of the country's infrastructure. We have always made a significant contribution, whether it was via the facilitation of joint venture projects and consulting agreements or the provision of professional services across a range of disciplines. We aim to continue contributing to the development of the nation in the future.

I would want to wish each and every one of my clients, partners, and staff a wonderful, happy, and successful new year.

                                                                                                                  "Happy New Year"