Al Hussaini heads UAE delegation participating in GCC Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee meeting

Al Hussaini heads UAE delegation participating in GCC Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee meeting

MUSCAT, 17th May, 2023 (WAM) -- Mohamed Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, headed the UAE delegation to the 119th meeting of the GCC Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee, which was held in Muscat, Oman.

Members of the GCC Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee participated in the meeting and discussed developments of the programme designed to achieve economic unity among the GCC countries by 2025, as well as topics related to consolidating financial and economic cooperation and integration among GCC countries.

The UAE delegation included Khalid Ali Al Bustani, Director-General of the Federal Tax Authority (FTA); Ahmed Abdullah bin Lahej Al Falasi, Director-General of the Federal Customs Authority (FCA); Hamad Al Zaabi, Director of the office of the Minister of State for Financial Affairs; Ibrahim Hassan Al Jarwan, Director of the GCC Affairs Department at the Ministry of Finance; and Tariq Abdullah Bourhima, Director of the Customs Union Affairs Sector at the FCA.

Al Hussaini noted that the meeting provides a vital platform to coordinate and unify efforts among the GCC countries to enhance the role of the GCC Common Market and the Customs Union. He said, "Unifying efforts and joint Gulf action contributed to consolidating national economies and strengthening