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UAE hosts MENA-OECD Business Advisory Board

meeting

31/10/2025

Abu Dhabi, 30 October 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.
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;

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