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Ministry Of Economy Launches Specialised

Training Programme To Enhance Professional

Skills Of Compliance Officers And Employees In

DNFBP Sectors

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(MENAFN- Mid-East Info) >> H.E. Safeya Al Safi: The programme is part of the Ministry's
efforts to enhance awareness of the risks and requirements associated with combating money

laundering and countering the financing of terrorism in accordance with global best practices.

Abu Dhabi,January 2025 -The Ministry of Economy has launched a specialised training

programme aimed at developing capacities, professional skills, and compliance awareness
among compliance officers in Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions

(DNFBPs), under its supervision, and private sector employees to combat money laundering

and counter the financing of terrorism.

This initiative, developed in collaboration with the International Compliance Association (ICA),

is designed to create a safe environment for conducting and establishing businesses. It seeks

to provide an attractive climate for business and investment across various sectors while
promoting a resilient and forward-looking economic model that ensures stability and aligns

with future trends.

Her Excellency Safeya Hashem Al Safi, Acting Assistant Undersecretary for the Commercial

Control and Governance Sector, stated that the programme is part of the Ministry's ongoing

efforts to enhance the knowledge and skills of compliance professionals within the DNFBPs,

focusing on the risks and requirements of combating money laundering and terrorist
financing.“It aims to raise the level of compliance culture among the entities under the

Ministry's supervision and to strengthen their role in combating money laundering and terrorist

financing crimes. This is to solidify the UAE's position as a competitive economic hub that

applies the highest standards of financial integrity,” H.E. added.

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