WGS 2023 in Dubai: Panel discussion on ‘Role of Tax Policy to Drive Global Growth’

WGS 2023 in Dubai: Panel discussion on ‘Role of Tax Policy to Drive Global Growth’

DUBAI - The Ministry of Finance (MoF) today held a panel discussion titled, "The Role of Tax Policy to Drive Global Growth, Prosperity, and Climate Action", in cooperation with the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF).

The session discussed the role that fiscal policy can play in achieving sustainable development, and was organised on the sidelines of the World Government Summit 2023 (WGS2023).

Dr. Abdulrahman Al Hamidy, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of the AMF, chaired the session.

Younis Haji Al Khoori, Under-Secretary of Ministry of Finance; Dr. Youssef Khalil, caretaker Finance Minister of Lebanon' Katherine Baer, Deputy Director of International Monetary Fund’s Fiscal Affairs Department; Pascal Saint-Amans, Partner at Brunswick Group (EX Director of OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration “Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development”); and Daniel Witt, President, International Tax and Investment Centre, as well as officials, finance sector experts and thought leaders, participated in the session.

During his speech, Al Khoori welcomed the participants and speakers, and stressed on the importance of the session in providing a platform to exchange opinions and views on how to devise more efficient and effective financial policies that can make an impact on sustainable development.

He said, “The UAE has made the Sustainable Development Goals a