UAE + Ireland FinMin talk economic cooperation: Minister of State for Financial Affairs Mohamed Hadi Al Hussaini and Irish Finance Minister Michael McGrath discussed collaborating on economic development and improving the regulatory environment between both, focusing on non-traditional sectors such as AI, fintech, and entrepreneurship, according to a press release.

Al Nahyan + Erdogan dial in: President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss mutual cooperation and the ongoing situation in Gaza, emphasizing a ceasefire and advocating for eventual peace through a two-state solution, a WAM writes.

(UAE + Kazakhstan to bolster their partnership in fighting financial crimes: The Executive Office of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (EO AML/CTF) and the Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan (FMA) inked an MoU, which aims to increase the two countries’ collaboration in combating money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation financing, WAM reports. The three-year MoU focuses on “virtual assets, public-private partnership (PPP), education and capacity building, and asset recovery.”

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UAE RSVPs to G20 Brazil summit: Finance Minister Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum will participate in G20’s Finance track on behalf of the UAE, attending a pre-G20 meeting in Brazil's capital on 14-15 December to discuss bio-economy topics, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). The G20 summit is scheduled for 18-19 November in Rio de Janeiro next year. The annual summit pioneers solutions to sustainable development, with its Finance track aimed at reducing global socioeconomic inequalities.

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