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UAE, OECD Discuss Strengthening Partnership in Paris

3rd October 2025, 02:58 GMT+11
PARIS, 2nd October, 2025 (WAM) -- Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and Tourism,

stated that the UAE and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

have built a successful partnership over nearly two decades, marked by joint initiatives supporting
sustainable economic growth, diversification, and business environment reforms.

He met with OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann in Paris on the sidelines of a UAE Embassy
event on innovation and advanced technologies. The meeting explored ways to deepen

cooperation, expand UAE participation in OECD committees, and the potential establishment of a
dedicated UAE office at the organisation.

Bin Touq highlighted recent reforms in the UAE's business landscape, including over 35 new or
updated economic laws in the past five years, covering areas such as family businesses,

cooperatives, e-commerce, intellectual property, and full foreign ownership of companies.
Both sides reviewed progress on the joint project to update UAE economic policies, with

achievements in entrepreneurship, SMEs, competitiveness, and corporate governance.

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