Extraordinary meeting of arab finance ministers open in Abu Dhabi

Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Wednesday opened the extraordinary meeting of the Arab Finance Ministers, hosted by Abu Dhabi. Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), Dr Jassim Al Mannai , a number of finance ministers of the Arab countries and senior officials from regional and international institutions are attending the meeting. During their meeting, the ministers will discuss economic developments and the current developments facing the Arab countries, and ways of activating inter-Arab trade, and development of Arab financial policies, as well as opportunities that can be used to improve the common social and economic interests of the Arab states. They arab finance ministers will also review economic and financial conditions in the global economy and the Arab region. A number of other working papers dealing with regional integration, trade, direct investments, inter-Arab coordination of tax policies and other issues will also be presented at the meeting