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UAE hosts MENA-OECD Business Advisory

Board meeting

October 30, 2025

The Ministry of Economy and Tourism hosted the MENA-OECD Business Advisory Board (BAB)
on 29–30 October 2025, under the theme ‘Building Diversified and Connected Economies:

Private Sector Strategies,’ in the presence of H.E. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of
Economy and Tourism. The event aimed to promote public-private collaboration, advance

flexible and inclusive growth policies, and foster opportunities for growth in new economy
sectors and sustainability initiatives.

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The meeting, held at Expo City Dubai, was attended by H.E. Dr. Maria Hanif Alqassim, Assistant

Undersecretary for Policies and Economic Studies sector at the Ministry of Economy and
Tourism; H.E. Dr. Abdulrahman Al Muaini, Assistant Undersecretary for Intellectual Property at

the Ministry; H.E. Badreya Al Maidoor, Assistant Undersecretary for Support Services at the
Ministry; H.E. Fawaz Majed Al Bassam, Assistant Deputy Minister for Structural Policies at the

Saudi Ministry of Economy and Planning; Carlos Conde, Head of Middle East and Africa Division
at the OECD Global Relation and Cooperation Directorate; Marta Blanco, President of the
International Relations Committee of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organisation

(CEOE) and BAB co-chair; as well as representatives from the public and private sectors and
specialized institutions involved in development activities across the Middle East, Africa, and

OECD countries.

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