The UAE participates in the general meeting of the Eurasia Group to counter money laundering
Moscow, June 2/ WAM/ The UAE participated in the forty -second general meeting of the Eurasia Group to counter money laundering, and the accompanying forum, which was held with a joint organization between the Eurasia Group and the Financial Action Group for the Middle East and North Africa, recently in the Russian capital, Moscow.
The joint forum on organization and risks is the first event of its kind, which combines two regional groups of the Malian Working Group style (FAF), which reflects the strengthening of strategic partnership and international cooperation in the face of global risks related to money laundering and terrorist financing.
The topic of the forum centered on “Risk Management in the era of modern technology”, with the participation of more than 200 personalities from the representatives of the bodies concerned with combating money laundering and terrorist financing, regulatory authorities, financial information units, the private sector, international organizations and universities.
The delegation of the state was chaired by His Excellency Hamid Al -Zaabi, Secretary -General and Vice -President of the National Committee to counter money laundering and combating terrorist financing and financing of illegal organizations, Vice President of the Minavvave Group, and participated in the main dialogue session held under the title “Future Trends – Global Challenges and threats of digitization”.
The Emirati delegation also participated in the meetings as an observer in the Eurasia Group, and reviewed the latest developments in the UAE in the field of combating money laundering and terrorist financing, including national initiatives that depend on artificial intelligence and digital innovation to enhance the state’s capabilities in addressing financial crimes.
Within the visit program, the Embassy of the UAE in Moscow hosted a “youth episode” session, during which His Excellency Hamid Al -Zaabi gave an awareness presentation of a number of young scholars and students.
The session focused on the participation of knowledge on the UAE system in the field of combating money laundering and terrorist financing, and highlighting the promising professional opportunities in this vital sector related to the safety of the financial system and national security.
The forum formed a high -level platform for the exchange of dialogue on the development of the supervisory approach, the strategies of partnership between the public and private sectors, and the organizational response mechanisms of technological changes, and also contributed to enhancing cooperation between the regions of Eurasia and the Middle East and North Africa in the field of fighting money laundering and terrorist financing.
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