The German-UAE Joint Council for Industry and Commerce has held a series of meetings in German cities of Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt to boost investment and trade ties between the two countries. The meetings were attended by a number of officials in the areas of oil, gas and Chambers of Commerce and Industry from the emirates of Sharjah and Umm Al-Quwain, besides businesspersons from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Germany, other member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and representatives of Union of Arab Banks, according to a report of the UAE News agency "WAM".