The UAE National Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism and Financing of Illegal Organisations Committee and French officials agreed to move toward launching a joint strategic dialogue on money laundering and terrorist financing. The UAE-initiated dialogue will cover cooperation among law enforcement agencies, judicial cooperation, financial intelligence, counterterrorist financing, and capacity building and knowledge exchange. The meetings also addressed stronger cooperation on asset recovery, including a potential regional workshop during the UAE’s 2026 presidency of the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force. The two sides discussed training Emirati specialists with relevant French authorities and bringing French experts to the UAE.
2026-01-21National Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism and Financing of Illegal Organisations Committee (NAMLCFTC)
UAE National Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism and Financing of Illegal Organisations Committee agrees with France to advance joint strategic dialogue
The UAE National Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism and Financing of Illegal Organisations Committee and France agreed to advance a joint strategic dialogue on money laundering and terrorist financing across five workstreams. They also discussed an asset recovery workshop and exchanges of specialists and experts.