UAE participates in first G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in 2023

UAE participates in first G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in 2023

ABU DHABI, 25th February, 2023 (WAM) -- Mohamed Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, headed the UAE delegation participating in the first G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting in 2023.

Held for the first time under the Indian presidency in Bengaluru, the meeting discussed the progress under the G20 priorities set by the Indian presidency for the year 2023 in light of the current global challenges, and means of bolstering international cooperation to advance the G20 priorities and goals.

The UAE delegation included Younis Haji Al Khoori, Under-Secretary of Ministry of Finance; Ebrahim Al Zaabi, Assistant Governor for Monetary Policy and Financial Stability at the Central Bank of the UAE; Hamad Al Zaabi, Director of the Office of Minister of State for Financial Affairs; Thuraiya Al Hashmi, Director of International Tax Department at the Ministry of Finance; and Fares Al Kaabi, Senior Analyst, Research and Statistics Department. The meeting was held in the presence of Ministers of Finance, Central Bank Governors, Finance and Central Bank Deputies from G20 members, invited countries and members of international organisations, including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

During his intervention, Al Hussaini thanked the Indian presidency for the warm